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ANONYMOUS KANO SCHOOL
Still Life 6136
Edo period (1615-1868) JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART | 57
A small hanging scroll, ink line and wash on paper; depicting an
eggplant, melon and small branch of lychee nuts, all set within a
circle, bearing the seal of Kano Motonobu; unsigned
20 5/8 x 13 1/4in (52.4 x 33.7cm) painting
57 1/4 x 18in (145.5 x 46cm) overall
US$1,200 - 1,800
6135
AFTER KANO TSUNENOBU (1636-1713)
Bird on a Rock
Edo period (1615-1868)
A hanging scroll, ink on paper; of a solitary wagtail perched near
withered branches on a large rock above a waterway, bearing an
owl-shaped seal (illegible)
38 x 10 1/4in (1780.496.7 x 26.1cm) painting
71 x 15in (180.4 x 38.2cm) overall
US$1,500 - 2,500
6136ยค
TEISAI HOKUBA (1771-1844)
Preparing food for nightingales
Late Edo period (1615-1868)
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; of a courtier preparing food
for nightingales with a mortar and pestle, a waka poem in cursive
script to the top; signed Hokuba, sealed Teisai
With a wood tomobako (storage box) inscribed with an
authentication dated Showa 54 (1979)
35 5/8 x 9 5/8in (90.6 x 24.7cm) image
68 3/8 x 14 3/8in (173.8 x 36.5cm) overall
US$800 - 1,200
6135
