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MANNER OF KAWANABE KYŌSAI 河鍋暁斎 (1831–1889) Edo period (1615–1868) or Meiji era (1868–1912), late 19th/early 20th century (2) image 1
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MANNER OF KAWANABE KYŌSAI 河鍋暁斎 (1831–1889)
Edo period (1615–1868) or Meiji era (1868–1912), late 19th/early 20th century

3 – 11 November 2025, 10:00 GMT
Online, London, New Bond Street

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MANNER OF KAWANABE KYŌSAI 河鍋暁斎 (1831–1889)

Edo period (1615–1868) or Meiji era (1868–1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Three Male Dancers
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colours on paper in silk mounts: Three dancers in court dress, one wearing an eboshi (court cap), the other two in nagabakama (long trousers), all three holding fans; with signature Shōjō Kyōsai and seals Shuchū Gaki (Drunken Demon in his Cups) and Ichiji senshi (One hour, a thousand branches); with an old inscribed wood storage box and a cardboard slipcase
Overall: 165 × 46.5cm (65 × 18 1/4in); image: 101 × 34cm (39 3/4 × 13 3/8in) (2).

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Provenance
Nagano Sougei, Tokyo, 1960

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