Description
KAKEJIKU
in colour on paper, depicting an onnagata (a Kabuki actor playing a female role) performing the Hanabusa shûjaku jishi dance, ‘The courtesan possessed by the spirit of the lion’ (also known as the ‘lion dance’), on a bridge amongst peonies, whose petals are falling towards the waterfall flowing beneath. Signed Hokutei Joren (dates unknown); Seal: Joren. Pupil of Hokusai.
(Folds, minor soiling).
Japan, Edo period, c. 1830.
A KAKJIKU, COLOURS ON PAPER, LION DANCE ON A BRIDGE, BY HOKUTEI JOREN, JAPAN, CA. 1830.
DIM. 93 X 27 CM (36 5/8 X 10 5/8 IN.)
Note
This subject matter refers to the legend of the courtesan consumed by unrequited love, who descends into madness and, possessed by the spirit of the lion, performs a frenzied dance.
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About the sale
THE BERNARD ROUSSEAU COLLECTION – DRAWINGS BY HOKUSAI, PAINTINGS FROM JAPAN AND CHINA
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10/22/2026 at 3:30 PM
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