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MATSUBAYASHI KEIGETSU (1876-1963)
Scholar in a Landscape
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early/mid-20th century
Pair of six-panel byobu (folding screens), ink on gold-washed silk,
within silk borders and a lacquered wood frame, both forming
a continuous scene, the right screen depicting a solitary Chinese
scholar walking along a mountain path towards a village nestled
amongst trees on the shores of a lake on the left, the right screen
signed with a seal, the left inscribed with a 71-character Chinese poem
on the same subject and signed Keigitsu Sanjin with a seal; each
screen painted with a design of roof tiles scattered on the lower
section. Each overall: 172cm x 358cm (67 11/16in x 140 15/16in);
image: 168cm x 353cm (66 1/8in x 138 15/16in). (2).
£5,000 - 6,000
JPY970,000 - 1,200,000
US$6,500 - 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 | 187