#311 • Koryūsai Courtesan Reproduction, T. Tokusa "Reeds and Geese" & D. Rush "Dusk" Prints

Part of November 2026 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

Starting at $5.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Nov 15, 2026 5:46 PM AKST

Category: Art

Three prints combine Japanese subjects and Asian-inspired landscape imagery. T. Tokusa's "Reeds and Geese: In Flight" uses monochrome brush-and-wash imagery to depict one goose flying above marsh reeds while another feeds below. The spare background and sweeping reeds emphasize the birds' contrasting movement and stillness. D. Rush's "Dusk" is a wide, multi-panel landscape in which flowering branches hang over calm water and layered mountain silhouettes. Soft atmospheric color and the division into vertical panels give the composition a screen-like presentation. It measures approximately 35.5" x 22" overall. The third is a reproduction of "The Courtesan Michinoku with Attendants", also identified as "Michinoku of the Tsutaya", after Japanese artist Isoda Koryūsai, who was active circa 1766-1788. A seated courtesan reads while two young attendants play a card game, their patterned garments forming the central decorative elements. The reproduction carries a label identifying the Honolulu Academy of Arts' James A. Michener Collection.