| Artist |
Shuncho |
| Title |
People walking in front of a print shop
From the book Ehon Sakae-gusa (Picturebook of a Prosperous Household) |
| Date |
1790 |
| Publisher |
Izumiya Ichibei |
| Format |
Book pages (10 1/2" X 8 3/8") |
| Comment |
Two book pages mounted on thicker paper
See Hillier, The Art of the Japanese Book, p. 450 for a description of this book. It follows a young girl through marriage, childbirth and eventually taking her young son on his first visit to a temple. On the way, they pass a book store apparently belonging to the publisher Izumiya Ichibei, whose mark (Senichi) is in the upper right. |
| Price |
$150. |
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