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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
7 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£12,000 - £15,000
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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).
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).
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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.
























