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STYLE OF SAKAI HOITSU (1761-1828) TAKAYO KOHO (BORN 1870)
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
probably 19th century Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink and colours on silk in silk mounts,
Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink and colours on silk in silk depicting the full moon and bamboo, signed in gold Naniwa Koho
mounts, depicting Haku-e Kannon, the White-Robed Bodhisattva of (Koho of Osaka) and sealed Koho; with a double wood storage box.
Compassion, in the manner of Kano Motonobu; with a gold signature Overall: 195cm x 54cm (76¾in x 21¼in);
Hogen Hoitsu Kishin sha and a seal Keikyo Dojin; with a double wood image: 102cm x 35cm (40¾in x 13¾in). (3).
tomobako storage box, the inner box inscribed Kanzeon Bosatsu no
zu Hoitsu Shonin hitsu (Painting of Kanzeon Bosatsu brushed by Priest £1,000 - 1,500
Hoitsu) and Taisho kinoto-ushi natsubi Sakai Hoshuku kan narabi ni JPY150,000 - 220,000
shiki (Inspected and recorded by Sakai Hoshuku in summer 1925) US$1,300 - 2,000
and a certificate signed by Sakai Hoshuku.
Overall: 178cm x 58cm (70 1/8in x 22 7/8in); Kyoto-based Takaya Koho, a late member of the Maruyama-Shijo
image: 77cm x 37cm (30 3/8in x 14½in). (3). lineage of artists, is recorded as having been active until at least
the mid-1920s.
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY290,000 - 440,000
US$2,600 - 3,900
For a classic version of this well-known icon, compare a celebrated
painting of the White-Robed Kannon by Kano Motonobu (1476-1559)
in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, inv.no.11.4267.

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