Lot 42: Fish served on a Leaf

Fish served on a Leaf
Maeda Seison (1885-1977)
Maeda Seison (1885-1977)Ink and colour on paper, with seal and signature.42cm x 52cm, and mounted on silk brocade, with box (2).
One of the 'three pillars' of the Nihon Bijutsuin (Japan Art Institute), Maeda Seison was among the most influential Japanese artists of the last century and is celebrated for his mastery of an extremely wide range of styles and subjects: historical, religious, literary, bird-and-flower, animal painting, and lively genre painting somewhat in the Shijo manner.