Yanagawa Shigeharu (1802-1852) - image-1
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Lot 219 Dα

Yanagawa Shigeharu (1802-1852)

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €

Yanagawa Shigeharu (1802-1852)

Two ôban. Series: Nijûshi kô no uchi. a) The astrologer Yu Kinrô (Yu Qianlou), tasting his father’s stool. b) Tô Fujin (Madame Tang), breast feeding her aging mother-in-law. Each print with an explanatory text. Each signed: Ryûsai Shigeharu ga. Publisher: Wataki. 1829. Good impressions, colours minimally faded, centerfolds, b) slightly soiled. (2)

While working under the name Ryûsai Shigeharu, this Osaka artist was at the peak of his productivity in the years 1829-1830. Before 1826 he worked under the name Yanagawa Kunishige.

Provenance

Private collection, Bavaria