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Lot 15: KUSUMI MORIKAGE 久隅守景 (CIRCA 1620-1690) GIBBONS REACHING FOR THE MOON’S REFL

Est: £10,000 GBP - £15,000 GBP
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomNovember 10, 2016

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KUSUMI MORIKAGE 久隅守景 (CIRCA 1620-1690) GIBBONS REACHING FOR THE MOON’S REFLECTION Edo period (1615-1868), mid-late 17th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and slight colours on paper in silk mounts, depicting three gibbons hanging from the branch of a pine tree growing from a cliff, the lowest gibbon reaching for the reflection of the moon in a pool of water below; ivory jiku (roller ends) Signed Morikage hitsu 守景筆 (Brushed by Morikage) with a seal partially obscured by the signature Overall: 208 x 68.7cm (81 7/8 x 27in.) Image: 127.7 x 48.4cm (50¼ x 18 5/8in.) (2).

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The Ethereal Brush - Important Japanese Paintings

by
Bonhams
November 10, 2016, 11:00 AM GMT

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK