Lot 58: TORII KIYOMITSU, (1735-85), C.1760'S

depicting a family outing at a display of chrysanthemums, the figures to the left blowing soap bubbles to the left, publisher's mark of Maruya Kuzaemon, a poem inscribed between the figures

Fuki adashi / shabon wa maru maru / aki no tsuki
'Soap bubbles rise as they are blown, round like the autumn moon'.

signed Torii Kiyomitsu ga with seal Kiyomitsu

Condition Note:

Very good impression, minor wear around the edges, apart from two wormholes, in good condition.

benizuri-e: 31 by 43.2cm., 17 by 12 1/4 in

Another sheet from this series Dojoji no bansho is illustrated in Higuchi 102:58

Original handwritten notes on mount, acheté à Mme Langweil, 20-2-09