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Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) Mid-late 19th century
11 November 2010, 14:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£6,000 - £7,000
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Mid-late 19th century
Kakejiku, in ink and colour on silk, depicting Ebisu and Daikoku, two of the Gods of Good Fortune performing a Manzai Dance at New Year against the full red setting sun in the background, signed Joku Gyosai ga with seal; with wood storage box, the cover of which is titled and authenticated by Mano Gyotei (1874-1934), pupil of the artist, Gyotei with seal Gyotei. 121.3cm x 39cm (47¾in x 15 3/8in). (2).
Kakejiku, in ink and colour on silk, depicting Ebisu and Daikoku, two of the Gods of Good Fortune performing a Manzai Dance at New Year against the full red setting sun in the background, signed Joku Gyosai ga with seal; with wood storage box, the cover of which is titled and authenticated by Mano Gyotei (1874-1934), pupil of the artist, Gyotei with seal Gyotei. 121.3cm x 39cm (47¾in x 15 3/8in). (2).
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二福神図 河鍋暁斎筆 一幅 絹本着色 19世紀中期-後期
Kawanabe Kyosai, ukiyo-e artist and painter, sometimes referred to as the second Hokusai was also known as Kawanabe Gyosai. He was born Kawanabe Noriyuki to a samurai family in Koga, Shimosa Province (now part of Ibaraki Prefecture) and brought up in Edo. At seven he entered the atelier of the ukiyo-e master Utagawa Kuniyoshi and from the age of eleven he studied with Kano school artists.
Paintings of the Gods of Good Fortune were popularly hung during the New Year to ensure fortune and prosperity.
























