Lot 375A
  • 375A

Suzuki Hyakunen (1825-1891) Fukurokujiu et Jurojin dans un jeu de lutte (Fukuju gisen)

Estimate
3,000 - 4,500 EUR
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Description

Makimono, encre et pigments sur papier, signé avec deux cachets

Condition

Good condition. A few scattered minor creases and five or six small pale brown spots (additional photographs available). Original wood box in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Hyakunen first learnt Chinese northern Song style paintings and later worked in  Kyoto Shojo style.  After travelling the country, he came back to Kyoto and taught at a painting school in Kyoto (Kyotofu e-gakko).