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OTHER PAINTED WORKS OF ART
Another Property
176*
AN OCTAGONAL WOOD TORO (PORTABLE LANTERN)
Style of Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875), Meiji era (1868-1912),
circa 1871
Each side inserted with a silk panel, painted with a continuous scene
of lotus leaves and flowers, the text of a poem alluding to spring
allegedly written by the artist, spread across five panels, the sixth panel
with the signature Rengetsu hachijusai (Rengetsu at the age of 80);
with a wood storage box inscribed Rengetsu uta toro (Lantern with
poems by Rengetsu), the inside of the lid inscribed Honshichi Ishiyama
Ichimatsu, the sides with inscriptions and the same poem on the
lantern. 25.5cm x 18.2cm (10in x 7 1/8in). (2).
£1,500 - 1,800
JPY210,000 - 250,000
US$1,900 - 2,200
The poem reads:
Ikade waga /mune no hachisu mo / kaku bakari / hirake somenaba /
ureshikaramashi Hachijusai
If somehow the lotus in my breast, too
would open like these budding [flowers]
how happy I would be. Age 80
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