KAMIMURA GALLERY
#737
Japanese woodblock print by SHUNSHO (1726-1792)
Standing portrait of a young man holding chrysanathemum flowers.
Size: 16.3 cm X 67.7 cm (rare large one sheet, not joint, pillar print)
Signature: Katsukawa Shunsho zu
Printed date: c.1776
Condition: Good impression, some fading, paper slightly browned, slightly soiled, thin backing paper and some light stains on verso.
Note: similar large one sheet (not joint) pillar print by Shunsho is illustrated in the Tokyo National Museum catalogue, vol.1, #958, a woman holding a fan, and is appointed as the Juyo Bijitsuhin (Important Art Object).
Price: U.S.$3,500.
verso of print