Nishiyama Kanei

Lot 212: Nishiyama Kan'ei (1834-1897) Fine Japanese Art

Name: Nishiyama Kan'ei (1834-1897) Fine Japanese Art
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 2a71195f9c

Est: £1,500 GBP - £2,000 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomNovember 06, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Late Edo/early Meiji Period A six-panel folding screen, painted in ink and colour on a kirihaku-scattered silk ground, depicting a summer scene of two sagi (egrets) flying over a reed-covered water's edge; signed Kan'ei with two seals. 175cm x 378cm (68 7/8in x 148 7/8in).

Dimensions

175cm x 378cm

Artist or Maker

Nishiyama Kanei

Notes

Kan'ei was a Confucian scholar and studied painting under his father Nishiyama Hoen (1804-1864); see also lot 145 for a painting attested by Kan'ei.

Auction Details

Fine Japanese Art

Bonhams

November 06, 2014, 12:00 AM GMT

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

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