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540 ¤
KUNIHIRO (1778-1807), AND KANO KEIUN (1778-1807)
Edo period (1615-1868) and Showa era (1926-1989)
Comprising a Kakejiku (hanging scroll) and Set of three album leaves; the
first Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colors on silk in silk mounts, depicting
flowering red and white prunus blossom with a bird perched on an upper
branch, signed and sealed at lower right Kunihiro, with a wood tomobako
storage box inscribed Baikazu (Prunus Blossom) and signed and sealed
inside Kunihiro; three album leaves of Crane, Flowers, and Courtier, Edo
period (1615-1868), circa 1800, ink and colors on paper, depicting a crane,
flowers, and courtier, the first two with inscriptions, each signed Keiun hitsu
(Brushed by Keiun) (4)
39 3/4 x 15 3/4in (101 x 40cm)
12 3/8 x 7 7/8in (31.5 x 20cm) each approximately

$1,200 – 1,800
541 ¤
SHUHO
Tiger
Showa era (1926-1989), mid-20th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colors on paper, depicting a dramatically
foreshortened roaring tiger crouched on a bamboo-clad crag, signed and
sealed at lower right Shuho
43 1/2 x 11 9/16in (110.5 x 29.4cm)
$1,000 - 1,500

542 ¤
YOKOO HOGETSU (1897-1990)
Before the Mirror
Showa (1926-1989) era, circa 1930s
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink, colors, and gofun (calcified crushed shell) on
silk in silk mounts, depicting a courtesan in traditional attire gazing into her
red-lacquered mirror stand as she checks the beni (red safflower pigment)
on her lips, signed at lower right Hogetsu and sealed Yokoo Hogetsu
With a wood storage box inscribed outside Kuchibeni (Lip rouge)
inside Hogetsu and sealed Hogetsu
17 7/8 x 22 1/4in (45 x 56.5cm)
540 541
$1,500 - 2,000
A prolific and successful artist, Yokoo Hogetsu participated in government-
sponsored exhibitions from 1926 until 1957; in mid-career he studied under
the renowned print designer and painter Ito Shinsui (see lot 548).

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