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Lot 311 Dα

Suzuki Harunobu - A courtesan dressed as Daruma

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 2.016 € (incl. premium)

Suzuki Harunobu

A courtesan dressed as Daruma

Chûban. A courtesan as Daruma, crossing the water in the rain, while standing on a reed or bamboo stalk. Unsigned. 1766-1767. First state (without band of clouds at the top; rain indicated in blind printing). Very good impression, blind printing, colours faded, stains, restored thin spots, discoloration along margins, traces of former mounting.

Literature

Cf. Jack Hillier, Suzuki Harunobu, Philadelphia 1970, no. 41