Lot 267: NAKAMURA FUSETSU JAPANESE, 1865-1943 PREPARING FOR THE RITUAL

signed in Japanese Nakamura Fusetsu with a seal (lower right)

oil on canvas

PROVENANCE

Gianni Versace, Florida
Sale, Sotheby's New York, The Collection of Gianni Versace, April 5-7, 2001, lot 87, illustrated
(acquired by the present owner at the above sale)
CATALOGUE NOTE

Nakamura Fusetsu was one of the first 19th century Japanese artists to incorporate Western painting techniques into his own work.

66 by 38 1/4 in.<br><br>167.6 by 97.2 cm