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A TATEMONO IN THE STYLE OF
HOKUSAI OF BIJIN ON HORSEBACK
Tatemono painting with colors on silk.
Japan, 19 century
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This smaller scroll painting shows a very
finely painted image with a brown horse
at its center. Two baskets on its back, each
containing a bijin, both with pinned-up hair
and smoking pipes. A servant is kneeling on
the ground in front of the horse and tying
his sandals. A stone lantern, or ishidoro,
with a flaming pearl between two tree
trunks behind the group. The background
is very large and fades into the distant
haze. Signature HOKU-SAI I-ITSU ⊿ 滳 䁢
ᶨ hitsu 䫮 and red seal on the right. Very
finely mounted with silk and silk brocade,
wood jikusaki.

SIZE image 28.7 x 37 CM, SIZE mounting
111.8 x 48 CM

Condition:
Good condition, minor staining
Provenance:
From a German private collection

Estimate EUR 1.400,-
Starting price EUR 700,-

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63 A TATEMONO BY TANI BUNCHO (1763-
A KAKEMONO OF HORSES AND SERVANT 1840) OF A HORSE UNDER A WILLOW
UNDER A WILLOW Tatemono painting with ink and colors on
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Kakemono painting with colors on silk. Japan, 18 silk. Japan, dated 1840
century
64 expression is a sight to see. The An uma (horse) with a splendidly long and
This work was painted after the Chinese painter A KAKEMONO OF A MOUNTED horse’s mane, tail and head with large richly painted tail, lowered head and large
Shen Quan, who lived until 1760 and had many SAMURAI WARRIOR blue eyes are excellently painted, its eyes, in a hilly landscape in the foreground.
students in Japan. A brown and a black horse, one Kakemono painting with colors on posture is dashingly directed forward. Very finely washed nuances contrast with
calmly yet curiously looking towards the other, silk. Japan, late Edo period A discreet mounting lets the painting the gnarly trunk of the willow tree in the
which struggles with the servant boy trying to pull come into full effect. Ivory jikusaki. background. Inscription with date, “Tenpo
it through the water, under a willow tree blowing in A precisely painted, realistic work that 11th year [1840]”, followed by “Kone roku
the wind. Inscription indicating the Qianlong era on offers a considerable amount of blood SIZE image 111.8 X 55.5 CM, SIZE gatsu” and signature BUN-CHO 㔯 㗩 hitsu
the top left. The left line shows the name NAN-PIN but also has a humorous side, thanks mounting 195 x 68.3 CM 䫮 on the bottom right. Red hyotan frame
SHEN QUAN ⋿ 喳 㰰 戻, the lowest character sha to a skillful mannerism. The battle contains also “Buncho”. Mounted with silk
⮓, ‘painted after’. Mounted with silk brocade, ivory is over, the samurai’s helmet on his Condition: Generally in good brocade and gold, ivory jikusaki.
jikusaki. back, his long tachi back in its sheath; condition, damaged paper with
both the warrior and his horse have stretcher marks and stains on the silk SIZE image 48 x 24.2 CM, SIZE mounting
SIZE image 104 x 41.5 CM, SIZE mounting 197 x been hit by several arrows, yet he is - crease folds are visible, one jikusaki 129 x 36.5 CM
54.7 CM holding up his lance, with the severed missing
head of an enemy on top, in victory. Provenance: From an important Condition: Good condition
Condition: Good condition Three more heads are tied to the Austrian private collection, acquired Provenance: From a German private
Provenance: From an Austrian private collection horse. They appear quite lively, one before 1930 collection
of them is screaming while the head
Estimate EUR 800,- on the lance has a fierce expression. Estimate EUR 1.000,- Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 400,- The samurai’s unflinching yet satisfied Starting price EUR 500,- Starting price EUR 500,-

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