By Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
A still-life color surimono depicting three eggplants, two of them in an openwork basket colored with metallic pigment. A verse in calligraphy is written above. From the set of Three Lucky Dreams originally published in late 1820s. Framed.
SIZE 22 x 18 CM
Condition: Very good condition, color and impression, with minor browning and wear. Provenance: From the collection of Ernst Michel (d.1949), an architect working in Germany in the first half of the 20th c. and involved with Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus Movement.