Numata Gessai (Utamasa) (1787-1864)
First pail of water drawn at the New Year, circa 1820s
Woodblock print, surimono, embellished with blind printing
Signed: 'Utamasa ga'
Privately issued, circa 1820s
Signed: 'Utamasa ga'
Privately issued, circa 1820s
12.1 x 16.8 cm. (4 ¾ x 6 ⅝ in.)
Very good impression and colour, slight rubbing and soiling, slight creases, the reverse with small remnants of tape at top edge and pencil annotations.
£ 350.00
Numata Gessai (Utamasa) was a pupil of Hokusai who lived in Nagoya. He is known to have engraved and printed a few surimono himself. For a different surimono by Utamasa...
Numata Gessai (Utamasa) was a pupil of Hokusai who lived in Nagoya. He is known to have engraved and printed a few surimono himself.
For a different surimono by Utamasa in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no. 11.20626, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/213063/man-looking-at-flower-arrangement?ctx=336bd268-67c1-40a3-8fac-3481ac3b6bf9&idx=2