Lot 481: HOTEI GOSEI, (FL. C.1804-44), LATE 1810'S

depicting an oiran and kamuro parading past New Year decorations lining the main street of Yoshiwara, buckets containing kadomatsu tied with a rope forming the hour glass emblem of the Gogawa poetry club within which the title of the series is also enclosed, one kyôka poem by Takara no Morizono, signed Gosei hitsu with seal Gosei

Condition Note: Good impression with discreet details printed in silver, slightly faded, and soiled

shikishiban: 20.1 by 17.3cm., 7 7/8 by 6 13/16 in.

Original handwritten notes on mount, acheté à Murakami,15-4-09