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SAKAI DOITSU (1845-1913) WATANABE SEITEI (1851-1918)
Shukaido (Begonia) Birds and Flowers of Spring and Autumn
Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1903 Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), in ink, colour, and gold on silk, in silk mounts, Two kakejiku (hanging scrolls) forming a diptych in ink, colour on silk,
depicting leafy shukaido (begonia) and konishikiso (spotted spurge) in the original silk mounts, the futai (decorative fabric) and ichimonji
growing in the soil, signed Uge Doitsu hitsu with a seal Ugeanshu; with (fabric attached above and below the main work) embroidered with
a wood storage box inscribed outside the lid Shukaido Doitsu hitsu scattered seals Seitei; the right scroll depicting a spring scene with
(begonia, painted by Doitsu) and inscribed inside the lid Mizuno-tono two swallows flying over a river bank on which grow bushes of red
Uge Doitsu ho dai (Titled by Sakai Doitsu, 1903) with a seal Doitsu. and pink renge (Chinese milk vetch) and blue forget-me-nots; the left
Overall: 207cm x 67.5cm (81½inx 26 5/8in); scroll depicting an autumn scene with a sparrow perched on a gnarled
image: 123.7cm x 49.5cm (48 11/16in x 19½in). (2). maple branch among falling maple leaves, signed Seitei with a seal Seitei;
with a tomobako wood storage box inscribed outside the lid Shunju
£2,000 - 3,000 kacho Seitei ga (Birds and Flowers of Spring and Autumn by Seitei),
JPY390,000 - 580,000 with a seal Seitie inside the lid.
US$2,600 - 3,900 Overall: 205cm x 61.5cm (80 11/16in x 24 3/16in);
image: 113cm x 40.5cm (44½in x 15 7/8in). (2).
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SAKAI DOITSU (1845-1913) £10,000 - 15,000
Hagi and the Moon JPY1,900,000 - 2,900,000
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century US$13,000 - 20,000
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), in ink and colour on silk, in silk mounts,
depicting stalks of pink and white hagi (bush clover) bending in the
gentle breeze against the yellow lucent full moon, signed Doitsu hitsu
with a seal Inen; with a plain wood storage box.
Overall: 199cm x 61cm (78 5/16in x 24in);
image: 104.5cm x 42.2cm (41 1/8in x 16 5/8in). (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY290,000 - 390,000
US$2,000 - 2,600
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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