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KAMISAKA SEKKA (1866-1942) A TWO-PANEL FOLDING SCREEN MOUNTED WITH
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa era (1926-1989), early/mid 20th century 12 ALBUM LEAVES DEPICTING VARIOUS EPISODES
A six-panel chabyobu (tea ceremony folding screen), ink, colour and FROM THE MEDIEVAL WARS
gold on paper, depicting stalks of blue, dark blue and white kikyo The paintings Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century;
(Chinese bellflower) growing from behind bamboo fences, some leaves the screen Meiji era (1868-1912) or later, late 19th/20th century
depicted in the tarashikomi technique; signed Sekka with round seal The gold-painted textile support mounted with 12 leaves finely painted
Seisei. 39.5cm x 248cm (15½in x 97 5/8in). in ink, colours, and gold on gold paper depicting episodes including
Ino Hayata slaying the nue monster with a tiger’s body, a monkey’s
£4,000 - 5,000 head, and a snake for a tail; Taira warriors attempting to cross the Uji
JPY550,000 - 690,000 Bridge from which the planks have been removed by the Minamoto
US$5,000 - 6,200 forces as an unsuccessful defensive measure; the warrior Endo Morito
doing penance under a waterfall in atonement for having slain his
188TP lover Kesa Gozen in error; and Sasaki Takatsuna calling to Kajiwara
MANNER OF HARA ZAICHU (1750-1837) Kagesue during a race to cross the Uji River, tricking Kagesue into
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century stopping to tighten his saddle girth. 172cm x 173.5cm (67 5/8in x 68
A pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, colours, and gold leaf on paper, 3/8in), each painting approx. 26.4cm x 24.5cm (10 3/8in x 9 5/8in).
the right-hand screen depicting Chapter 87 of Ise monogatari (The
Tales of Ise): the wandering courtier-poet Ariwara no Narihira (825- £3,000 - 4,000
880) with his attendants composing a poem in front of the Nunobiki JPY410,000 - 550,000
Waterfall, bearing the signature Hara Zaichu utsusu and two seals; the US$3,700 - 5,000
left-hand screen depicting one of the Nijushiko (24 Paragons of Filial
Piety): Soshin (in Chinese, Zeng Shen), hurrying home to his elderly Illustrated on page 120.
mother after gathering firewood in the mountains, bearing the same
signature and seals as the right-hand screen. Each screen approx.
172.5cm x 363cm (67 7/8in x 143in). (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY140,000 - 210,000
US$1,200 - 1,900
118 | BONHAMS For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.
