Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), The education of the lion cub by trial, Shishi no kootoshi - 獅子の児落し, Japan, ca. 1835/1839Nishiki-e print , ink and polychrome on paper, tanzaku format depicting a lion cub climbing a cliff to join its mother, illustrated with a poem signed Hakuen - 白猿: "Newborn shishi, pathetic little thing, peony flower!" - Yokkame no shishi itaikeni botan ka na - 四日めの獅子いたいけに牡丹哉. Signed Hiroshige hitsu. Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindō). 37,6 x 17,2 cmLined . Provenance : Former Happer collection.
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Lot no. 157

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), The education of the lion cub by trial, Shishi no kootoshi - 獅子の児落し, Japan, ca. 1835/1839Nishiki-e print , ink and polychrome on paper, tanzaku format depicting a lion cub climbing a cliff to join its mother, illustrated with a poem signed Hakuen - 白猿: "Newborn shishi, pathetic little thing, peony flower!" - Yokkame no shishi itaikeni botan ka na - 四日めの獅子いたいけに牡丹哉. Signed Hiroshige hitsu. Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindō). 37,6 x 17,2 cmLined . Provenance : Former Happer collection.

Estimate
€2,000 - €3,000
Result
€23,040
Buyer's premium
28%
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), The education of the lion cub by trial, Shishi no kootoshi - 獅子の児落し, Japan, ca. 1835/1839Nishiki-e print , ink and polychrome on paper, tanzaku format depicting a lion cub climbing a cliff to join its mother, illustrated with a poem signed Hakuen - 白猿: "Newborn shishi, pathetic little thing, peony flower!" - Yokkame no shishi itaikeni botan ka na - 四日めの獅子いたいけに牡丹哉. Signed Hiroshige hitsu. Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindō). 37,6 x 17,2 cmLined . Provenance : Former Happer collection.
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Tuesday 18 October 2022・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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