Shuncho | Nakasu, Eight Views of Edo
勝川春潮 Katsukawa Shuncho (1750–1821）
江都八景 中洲
Nakasu, from the series of Eight Views of Edo
1775-80
木版画 | 纵绘中判 | 26.5cm × 20cm
Woodblock-print | Chuban tate -e | 26.5cm × 20cm
早期版次；颜色保存非常好；整体品相非常好；有一处虫洞经修复；背面四角有先前胶纸粘粘痕迹；带有法国藏家Ernest Le Veel的藏印
Fine impression and color; one wormhole repaired; tape residue verso corners, otherwise in good condition; provenance, Ernest Le Veel Collection.
$5,500
Katsukawa Shuncho may have been a student of Katsukawa Shunsho, but his willowy beauties owe more to Torri Kiyonaga. That said, this print comes from a series of views of Edo and is as interesting for its background cityscape as it is for its foreground figures.
Nakasu was a short-lived entertainment district in the late 18th Century in Edo. (The name lives on today in the thriving Nakasu red-light district in Fukuoka in Western Japan.) The name translates roughly as “island in the middle,” and here we see that Edo’s old Nakasu was indeed on the banks of the Sumida River.
But this design could not be more removed from the carnal world of good-time, nocturnal Edo. Two women, dressed lightly in the summer heat, one with a fan, are fishing; we can almost hear the small waves lapping gently against the pilings. In the distance we see the gracefully arcing span of the Ryokogu Bridge, the storehouses, teahoues and other structures along the bustling river, a fire tower, and beyond that, the delicate cone of Fuji. It’s a view we will see in many landscapes in the future of Ukiyoe.
This series had a limited pallette, adding to its simplicity and sublety, and to the sense of a hazy, lazy summer day. But the greens and yellows — always quick to fade — are very strong. And the provenance is especially interesting: it was once in the collection of the great French collector Ernest Le Veel, as evidenced by the small round blue seal verso.
Interested in purchasing?
Please contact us.
勝川春潮 Katsukawa Shuncho (1750–1821）
江都八景 中洲
Nakasu, from the series of Eight Views of Edo
1775-80
木版画 | 纵绘中判 | 26.5cm × 20cm
Woodblock-print | Chuban tate -e | 26.5cm × 20cm
早期版次；颜色保存非常好；整体品相非常好；有一处虫洞经修复；背面四角有先前胶纸粘粘痕迹；带有法国藏家Ernest Le Veel的藏印
Fine impression and color; one wormhole repaired; tape residue verso corners, otherwise in good condition; provenance, Ernest Le Veel Collection.
$5,500
Katsukawa Shuncho may have been a student of Katsukawa Shunsho, but his willowy beauties owe more to Torri Kiyonaga. That said, this print comes from a series of views of Edo and is as interesting for its background cityscape as it is for its foreground figures.
Nakasu was a short-lived entertainment district in the late 18th Century in Edo. (The name lives on today in the thriving Nakasu red-light district in Fukuoka in Western Japan.) The name translates roughly as “island in the middle,” and here we see that Edo’s old Nakasu was indeed on the banks of the Sumida River.
But this design could not be more removed from the carnal world of good-time, nocturnal Edo. Two women, dressed lightly in the summer heat, one with a fan, are fishing; we can almost hear the small waves lapping gently against the pilings. In the distance we see the gracefully arcing span of the Ryokogu Bridge, the storehouses, teahoues and other structures along the bustling river, a fire tower, and beyond that, the delicate cone of Fuji. It’s a view we will see in many landscapes in the future of Ukiyoe.
This series had a limited pallette, adding to its simplicity and sublety, and to the sense of a hazy, lazy summer day. But the greens and yellows — always quick to fade — are very strong. And the provenance is especially interesting: it was once in the collection of the great French collector Ernest Le Veel, as evidenced by the small round blue seal verso.
Interested in purchasing?
Please contact us.
勝川春潮 Katsukawa Shuncho (1750–1821）
江都八景 中洲
Nakasu, from the series of Eight Views of Edo
1775-80
木版画 | 纵绘中判 | 26.5cm × 20cm
Woodblock-print | Chuban tate -e | 26.5cm × 20cm
早期版次；颜色保存非常好；整体品相非常好；有一处虫洞经修复；背面四角有先前胶纸粘粘痕迹；带有法国藏家Ernest Le Veel的藏印
Fine impression and color; one wormhole repaired; tape residue verso corners, otherwise in good condition; provenance, Ernest Le Veel Collection.
$5,500
Katsukawa Shuncho may have been a student of Katsukawa Shunsho, but his willowy beauties owe more to Torri Kiyonaga. That said, this print comes from a series of views of Edo and is as interesting for its background cityscape as it is for its foreground figures.
Nakasu was a short-lived entertainment district in the late 18th Century in Edo. (The name lives on today in the thriving Nakasu red-light district in Fukuoka in Western Japan.) The name translates roughly as “island in the middle,” and here we see that Edo’s old Nakasu was indeed on the banks of the Sumida River.
But this design could not be more removed from the carnal world of good-time, nocturnal Edo. Two women, dressed lightly in the summer heat, one with a fan, are fishing; we can almost hear the small waves lapping gently against the pilings. In the distance we see the gracefully arcing span of the Ryokogu Bridge, the storehouses, teahoues and other structures along the bustling river, a fire tower, and beyond that, the delicate cone of Fuji. It’s a view we will see in many landscapes in the future of Ukiyoe.
This series had a limited pallette, adding to its simplicity and sublety, and to the sense of a hazy, lazy summer day. But the greens and yellows — always quick to fade — are very strong. And the provenance is especially interesting: it was once in the collection of the great French collector Ernest Le Veel, as evidenced by the small round blue seal verso.
Interested in purchasing?
Please contact us.