Details
AFTER KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Horsefly and prickly water lily
Bearing signature Gakyo rojin Manji hitsu yowai hachijuichi (painted by old man Manji mad about painting at age 81), and seal Katsushika
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
11¾ x 21¾ in. (29.7 x 55.8 cm.)

Δ Please see our Conditions of Sale for definitions of cataloguing symbols.
Literature
Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha, ed., Hokusai ten (Hokusai exhibition) (Tokyo: Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha, 1967), pl. 55.

Kaneko Fusui, Koyama Kanji and Aoki Shinzaburo, eds., Nikuhitsu Katsushika Hokusai (Paintings by Katsushika Hokusai) (Tokyo: Mainichi Shinbunsha, 1975), pl. 98.
Exhibited
"Exhibition of Katsushika Hokusai's Paintings, Drawings and Prints from Japanese Collections," shown at the following venues:
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, 1966
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, 1966

"Hokusai ten" (Hokusai exhibition), shown at the following venues:
Takashimaya Department Store, Tokyo, 1967.4.11-23
Meitetsu Department Store, Nagoya, 1967.11
Brought to you by
A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.

Related Articles

Sorry, we are unable to display this content. Please check your connection.

More from
Edo to Post-War: 500 Years of Japanese Art and Design