By Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), signed Gakyojin Hokusai ga Japan, early Meiji period (1868-1912) Depicting a courtesan as well as a monkey trainer and a monkey within a double ringed circle. Framed and matted behind glass. SIZE 22 x 19 cm Condition: Very good condition, excellent colors, very good 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. Literature comparison: A related surimono was sold by the Ronin Gallery in New York, object number #JPR1-67147.