Frederick W. Gookin
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Lot 2. SCENE FROM THE DRAMA “ONNA KUDO YOSO-OI SOGA”
Image of actual item from the Frederic May sale catalog TORII KIYONOBU I (B. 1664, d. 1729) Performer at the Nakamura theatre, Edo, first month Hoei 2 (January 25 to February 23, 1705, of our calendar). The first Nakamura Shichisaburo, one of the most famous actors of the Genroku period, in the role of Soga…
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Lot 12. SANJO KANTARO AS OSOME; ICHIKAWA KANNOSUKE AS HISAMATSU
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago OKUMURA MASANOBU (B. about 1685, d. 1768) This print is a re-engraving of one by Masanobu representing the first Segawa Kikunojo as Osome and Sodesaki Kikutaro as Hisamatsu (Buckingham Collection). The only differences aside from the coloring, which in both was done by hand, is…
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Lot 14. OSOME AND HISAMATSU
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago OKUMURA TOSHINOBU (Worked c. 1725-1742) The love affair of Osome and Hisamatsu, the clerk in her father’s oil shop, is a familiar one in Japan and has often been dramatized. Apparently, though not certainly, this print represents a scene from a drama with Arashi Wakano…
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Lot 32. GIRL CATCHING FIREFLIES
Image is a similar example from the Art Institute of Chicago TORII KIYOMITSU (B. 1735, d. 1785) Hashira-e. Signed: Torii Kiyomitsu. Publisher: Maruko. Superb impression. Very -fine condition. About 1765. Purchaser: Frederick W. Gookin Price: $90.00 |
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Lot 38. THE SECOND SEGAWA KIKUNOJO IN THE ROLE OF UMEGAE
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago SUZUKI HARUNOBU (B. about 1730, d. 1770) Ichimura theatre, Edo, second month Horeki 14 (1764). Printed in beni, blue, yellow and black. Hoso-e. Signed: Suzuki Harunobu hitsu. Published by Tsurushin. About 1764. Purchaser: Frederick W. Gookin Price: $20.00 |
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Lot 45. HANGING THE KAKEMONO
Image of actual item from the Frederic May sale catalog SUZUKI HARUNOBU (B. about 1730, d. 1770) A young woman standing in a parlor before the tokonoma, preparing to hang up a kakemono, turns to look at a kitten that has caught hold of her obi. Chuban. Not signed. Fine impression. In good condition. About…
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Lot 51. THE PENSIVE MAID
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago SUZUKI HARUNOBU (B. about 1730, d. 1770) Young woman seated in a pensive attitude on the veranda of Kiyomizu temple, in Kyoto. Chuban. Not signed. Fine impression. In perfect condition. About 1765. Purchaser: Frederick W. Gookin Price: $130.00 |
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Lot 54. THE TREASURE CHILD
A poorly-scanned image is in the Frederic May sale catalog SUZUKI HARUNOBU (B. about 1730, d. 1770) A young mother dressed in summer garments of gauze through which the outlines of her figure appear, holding up her infant son and showing him to a girl standing before her. Chuban, Signed: Suzuki Harunobu ga. Fine impression.…
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Lot 68. LANTERN FURNISHED BY THE MERCHANTS OF HIRAKAWA STREET AND YAMAMOTO STREET
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago TORII KIYONAGA (B. 1712, d. 1813) It has on its top a large artificial cherry tree and two dolls representing the Emperor and the Empress. SANNO O-SAIREI “The Great Sanno Festival.” Three prints of a series depicting children carrying ornamental lanterns in the great procession…
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Lot 69. LANTERN FURNISHED BY THE MERCHANTS OF MOTO-ZAIMOKU STREET, SHINBASHI DISTRICT
Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago TORII KIYONAGA (B. 1712, d. 1813) On the top of this lantern are a miniature drum bridge, a Shinto temple torii, and artificial pine trees with spreading branches and cranes flying about them. SANNO O-SAIREI “The Great Sanno Festival.” Three prints of a series depicting…
