Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Creation Of Bamboo Curtains, Ukiyo-e Print, Japan, 1821.

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in frame. It depicts three graceful women making bamboo curtains, each performing a different task. Next to them are two pots containing plants, above which is a poem by Shibanoya San'yō and San'ōsha Mitsuhiko.

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - Japan's most famous woodcut artist. His best-known work is a series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints titled 36 Views of Mount Fuji, produced between 1826 and 1833. His art had a considerable influence on Japanese and Western artists, particularly the Impressionists and post- impressionists.

Japan, Edo era, circa 1821.

English title: Making Bamboo Curtains/The Bamboo Blind Shell (Sudaregai), from the series Shell-Matching Game with Genroku Poets (Genroku kasen kai-awase). 

Dimensions: 35.5x26.5 cm, in mat: 18.1x16.2 cm.

Good condition, minor discoloration, the work is slightly cut on the right side.

Free delivery in EU. ! I send packages by insured mail (DPD or DHL). All items are packaged very carefully. Payment by international bank transfer.

Information:
https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/207490
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1906-1220-0-480
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/81193/making -bamboo-blinds-illustration-for-the-bamboo-blind-shell-sudare-gai-from-the-series-a-matching-game-with-genroku-period-poem-shells-genroku-kasen-kai-awase
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/62809/the-bamboo-blind-shell-katsushika-hokusai

Genroku kasen kai-awase series auction results:
https://www.sothebys .com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-japanese-prints/katsushika-hokusai-1760-1849-the-purple-shell
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4069647