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strips) and futai (hanging strips) of sarasa (printed cotton); with a
double wood tomobako storage box, the inner box inscribed outside
Shunsho 春宵 (Spring evening), inscribed inside Shoko kandai 松篁鑑
題 (Examined and inscribed by Shoko) and an outer storage box with
paper label giving the alternative title Mado no kage 窓の影 (Shadow in
a window). Overall: 106cm x 22.5cm (41¾in x 8 7/8in); image: 34cm x
5.8cm (13 3/8 x 2¼in). (3).
£7,000 - 8,000
JPY1,000,000 - 1,200,000
US$9,200 - 11,000
A student of several leading late Meiji-era artists including Takeuchi
Seiho and Kono Bairei, Uemura Shoen was the leading female Kyoto
painter of her generation, specialising in depictions of elegant scenes
from the pleasure quarters. Uemura Shoko, who wrote the box
inscription for this piece, was her son with (it was rumoured)
Suzuki Shonen, another of her teachers.
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