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SUZUKI KIITSU (1796-1858) SAKAI DOITSU (1845-1913)
Winter Plum Tenson korin
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colours on silk, in silk mounts, depicting Three kakejiku (hanging scrolls) forming a triptych, in ink and colour
upward-twisting withering branches of plum and clumps of fukujuso on silk, in silk mounts, the right scroll depicting gnarled branches of
(pheasant’s eye, Adonis amurensis) growing on the ground, green maple leaves covered with moss in summer; the middle scroll
signed Seisei Kiitsu with a seal Kiitsu; with a plain wood storage box. with the scene of Tenson korin, a deity Ninigi no Mikoto arriving from
Overall: 171cm x 42cm (67 5/16in x 16½in); Takamagahara (heaven) to Ashihara no Nakatsukuni, accompanied
image: 96cm x 35.5cm (37 13/16in x 14in). (2).
by a retinue of attendants carrying the ‘Three Sacred Treasures’
£2,500 - 3,500 descending on a cloud, Sarutahiko Okami in the left foreground
JPY490,000 - 680,000 holding a spear and blocking their way, and Ame no Uzume teasing
US$3,300 - 4,600 him by showing her breast and asking for his identity; the left scroll
with a maple tree trunk with red autumn foliage, the right and left
291 * scroll signed Doitsu hitsu with a seal Ugeanshu (Master of the Uge
SUZUKI KIITSU (1796-1858) hermitage), the middle signed Uge Doitsu hitsu with a seal Ugeanshu;
Two Cranes with a tomobako wood storage box inscribed outside the lid Aoba
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century kaede tenson korin koyo kaede sanpuku tsui (Three scrolls: green
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colours on silk, in silk mounts, depicting maple, tenson korin, autumn foliage maple), inscribed inside the lid
a male and female crane standing and leaning against one another, the Taisho kanoe-saru shunjitsu Sakai Hoitsu kan hei shiki
orange-red sun rising in the distance, signed Seisei Kiitsu with a seal (Examined and certified by Sakai Hoshuku, 1920) with two seals.
Shukurin; with a plain wood storage box. Overall: 177cm x 50cm (69 5/8in x 19 11/16in);
Overall: 172cm x 50cm (67 11/16in x 19 11/16in); image: 94cm x 35.7cm (37in x 14 1/16in). (4).
image: 93.5cm x 33cm (36¾in x 33in). (2).
£1,500 - 2,000 £4,000 - 6,000
JPY290,000 - 390,000 JPY780,000 - 1,200,000
US$2,000 - 2,600 US$5,200 - 7,900

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. SAMURAI · SNOW · SPECTACLE | 175