Ogata Gekkô (1859-1920)
A lady is decorating folding fans with sumi-e paintings, intently watched by a young girl.
Title: Gashitsu (The artist’s studio)
Series: Fujin fûzoku zukushi (Women‘s customs and manners)
Signature: Gekkô
Seal: unread
Block cutter: Negishi Chokuzan
Publisher: Sasaki Toyokichi, Tokyo
Date: Meiji 24 (1891)
Size: Vertical Oban, 32,6 x 22,1 cm (image size)
Very nice impression and colours, with gauffrage and lustre printing. Wide margins, unbacked. Paper a little age-toned. Minimal soiling in right upper margin, an unobtrusive light stain next to the lady’s head, some faint creasing in lower margin. Overall very good condition.
Cf. MFA Boston, RES.51.153 a.o.
sold