Lot 256: Kishi Gantai (1782-1865) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century

Kishi Gantai (1782-1865)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th centuryA set of six kakejiku (vertical hanging scrolls) mounted as a six-panel folding screen, ink on paper, each depicting a tiger in dramatic Kishi-school style, one crouching on a crag, another snarling against the backdrop of a waterfall, others chewing on bamboo or drinking from a stream; each signed Echizen no suke Gantai and sealed Gantai and Kunchin. Overall: 178.5cm x 381.8cm (70¼in x 150 7/16in); each image: 128.6cm x 57.5cm (50 5/8in x 22 5/8in).

The eldest son of Kishi Ganku, Kishi Gantai developed his father's painting style, and specialised in depictions of tigers; a kakejiku with the same signature and seals, dated 1854 (not as stated in the catalogue) was sold at our New York salerooms, 19 March 2009, lot 308.