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OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920)
THE GODS OF WIND AND THUNDER
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
A two-panel folding screen, ink and slight colour on silk, depicting
Raijin (God of Thunder) and an attendant deity on the right-hand panel
surrounded by flames and thunder drums, in dynamic opposition to Futen
(God of Wind) on the left-hand panel releasing a storm from his wind-bag;
each signed Gekko and sealed.
Overall: 167cm x 167cm (65¾in x 65¾in);
images: 139 x 68.5cm (54¾in x 27in) and 139 x 69cm (54¾in x 27 1/8in).
£12,000 - 15,000
JPY1,600,000 - 2,000,000
US$15,000 - 18,000
A newspaper illustrator, woodblock print artist and design of lacquer
and ceramics as well as a painter, Ogata Gekko enjoyed an international
reputation in his own lifetime and exhibited at the Chicago (1893)
and St. Louis (1904) expositions.

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