Description
KAKEJIKU
in ink and light colours on paper, depicting, in the Ôtsu-e style, a young falconer acting as a pedestal for his beloved so that she may hang a mikuji (oracle) from a branch, in the hope that it will come true, in accordance with custom.
Signed on the left, Matahei; seal: Matahei.
On the reverse of the scroll, the apocryphal inscription: Kunisada giga Ôtsue utsushi, ‘Humorous painting by Kunisada, copy of an Ôtsu-e’.
(Stains, minor wear and creases).
Japan, 19th century.
AN ÔTSU-E STYLE PAINTING, INK AND COLOURS ON PAPER, SIGNED MATAHEI, JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY.
DIM. 73 X 50 CM (28 3/4 X 19 11/16 IN.)
See original version (French)
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About the sale
THE BERNARD ROUSSEAU COLLECTION – DRAWINGS BY HOKUSAI, PAINTINGS FROM JAPAN AND CHINA
Auction location
Auction time
10/22/2026 at 3:30 PM
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