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SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891)
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1881
Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink and colour on silk, depicting
Shoki the Demon-Queller, clutching a baton and towering over a
demon quivering at his feet, Shoki’s robes and beard billowing in the
whirlwind of energy generated by his wrath, signed Gyonen shichijugo
Zeshin (Zeshin, aged 75) with seal Tairyu-o, with a loose wood panel
inscribed in ink on the front Shibata Zeshin-o hitsu, Shoki no yokofuku
(Horizontal painting of Shoki by the venerable Shibata Zeshin) and
on the back Kakan’an Chikushin kan hei dai (Examined and titled by
Kakan’an Chikushin) with seal Yusai; with a wood storage box and
outer lacquered-wood storage box.
Overall 136cm x 78.5cm (53½in x 30 7/8in),
image 39cm x 49cm (15 3/8in x 19¼in). (4).

£4,000 - 6,000
JPY550,000 - 830,000
US$5,000 - 7,400

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