- Page Title
- Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Plovers Above Waves (Nami-chidori), Edo period, 19th century | 葛飾北斎 浪千鳥 江戸時代後期 19世紀 | Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art | Chinese Works of Art | Sotheby's
- Brand
- sothebys.com
- Type
- Other
- First Seen
- 11/7/2025
- Last Seen
- 11/9/2025
- Domain
- sothebys.com
- URL
- https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/masterpieces-of-asian-art-from-the-okada-museum-of-art-hk1632/katsushika-hokusai-1760-1849-plovers-above-waves
- Description
- <p>the complete set of twelve woodblock prints, <em>shunga</em>, with hand-applied colour, embellished with white mica grounds, plus colophon (three sheets), unsigned, and comprising:</p><p><br></p><p>- A mother with her young son</p><p>- Two lovers meet in a secluded outdoor spot</p><p>- A widow entwined with her young lover; a box of intimate objects rests nearby</p><p>- A passionate matron swoons in her young lover’s embrace</p><p>- A wife instructs her husband in pleasuring her</p><p>- A clownish bathhouse attendant (<em>sansuke</em>) corners a young woman; he keeps his coin tucked in his ear</p><p>- A commoner couple makes love on a warm summer night beneath a mosquito net</p><p>- A young man enjoys a rare encounter with his courtesan lover</p><p>- With her husband away, a wife entertains her lover in her bedroom</p><p>- A female abalone diver evades her fisherman lover’s questioning amid rumors of infidelity</p><p>- A commoner wife calls in her lover during her husband’s absence</p><p>- A man suckles his pregnant wife, indicated by the sash around her belly</p><p><br></p><p>Each horizontal <em>oban</em>: each approx. 24.7 x 38 cm. </p>
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