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SAKAI DOITSU (1845-1913)
Meiji era (1868-1912), early 20th century
Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink and
colours on silk in silk mounts, depicting the
Chinese scholar Zhou Mao Shu (1017-1073,
in Japanese Sho Moshuku) in retirement
seated by a pond contemplating lotus flowers,
his right hand laid on an armrest; signed Uge
Doitsu and sealed; with a wood storage box.
Overall: 195.5cm x 57cm (77in x 22½in);
image: 107.5cm x 40.7cm (42 3/8in x 16in). (2).

£1,200 - 1,800
JPY170,000 - 260,000
US$1,600 - 2,400

The younger son of the painter
Yamamoto Sodo, Doitsu studied under
Suzuki Kiitsu, the leading pupil of
Sakai Hoitsu, founder of the Edo-Rinpa style.
Later in life Doitsu styled himself ‘Uge-an the
Fourth’, in allusion to one of Hoitsu’s
art names.

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