Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTING) OF FUKUROKUJU, GOD OF GOOD FORTUNE AND LONGEVITY 福禄寿図額装漆絵
Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1870–1890
Lacquer on paper, mounted as an album leaf and framed, depicting Fukurokuju holding a rustic bamboo staff from which hangs a rolled-up scroll, two minogame (hairy-tailed tortoises symbolizing longevity) at its base, in the background a bamboo forest in mist; signed Zeshin 是真 with seal Koma 古満
Overall: 40.4cm × 37.4cm (15⅞in × 14¾in)
Image: 19.7cm × 16.8cm (7¾in × 6⅝in)
With cloth-bound storage box (2)
Provenance:
Sold in these Rooms, 5 November 2014, lot 10
Exhibited and Published:
Nezu Bijutsukan (Nezu Museum) 2012, cat. no. 118