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KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889)
Winter Crow on a Withered Branch of Plum
Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper, in silk mounts,
depicting a crow resting on a twisting branch of plum,
signed Kyosai hitsu with a round seal Gasei; with a wood
storage box inscribed outside the box Koboku karasu zu
ichijiku (A picture of an old tree and a crow, one scroll).
Overall: 202cm x 54cm (79½in x 21¼in);
image: 135cm x 30cm (53 1/8in x 11¾in). (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
JPY580,000 - 970,000
US$3,900 - 6,500

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KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889)
Ashinaga, Fukurokuju and Tenaga
Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colour on paper, in silk
mounts, depicting a humourous scene of an Ashinaga
standing behind a seated Fukurokju, shaving his
exaggeratedly tall head whilst the Tenaga reaching up with
his long arms holding a piece of paper, attempts to catch
the shavings, signed Seisei Kyosai hitsu with a seal Kyosai
no in; with a plain wood storage box.
Overall: 196cm x 41.5cm (77 1/8in x 16 5/16in);
image: 125cm x 29.5cm (49 3/16in x 11 5/8in). (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
JPY580,000 - 970,000
US$3,900 - 6,500

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KAWANABE KYOSAI (1831-1889)
Daikoku and Ofuku
Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colour on silk, in silk
mounts, depicting Daikoku dragging his eponymous large
sack and surprised by Ofuku, Goddess of Mirth, hiding
within, the top left with gnarled branches of plum flowers
beneath the orange-red sun rising above the horizon,
signed Joku Kyosai with a seal Joku Kyosai; with a
tomobako wood storage box, painted on the lid in sumi-e
with a picture of Daikoku’s uchide-no-kozuchi (magic
mallet of fortune) and a mouse, signed Gyotei with two
seals, inscribed inside the box Senshi Kyosai o shinpitsu
(this is without doubt a genuine piece made by my former
old Master Kyosai), signed Gyotei with two seals.
Overall: 184cm x 50cm (71 7/8in x 19 5/8in);
image: 99cm x 33cm (39cm x 13cm). (2).
£5,000 - 6,000
JPY970,000 - 1,200,000
US$6,500 - 7,900

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