Lot 379: SAKAKI HYAKUSEN (1697-1752) Edo period (1615-1868

SAKAKI HYAKUSEN (1697-1752) Edo period (1615-1868), first half of the 18th century Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink on paper, depicting a kasasagi (magpie) perched on a trailing vine branch and inscribed with a haiku (see below), signed Hassen Shujin with seal; with two wood storage boxes. Overall 183cm x 40cm (72in x 15¾in), image 107.4cm x 27.6cm (42¼in x 10 7/8in). (3).

Published, illustrated and exhibited: Kakimori Bunko (ed.), Haiga no tanoshimi-kinsei-hen (The Joy of Haiga in the Modern Era), Hyogo, Kakimori Bunko, 2015, p.32, no.38. Fumizuki no /sora ni tsugime ya / ama no kawa In the seventh month / a seam in the firmament: / the Milky Way! Along with Gion Nankai and Yanagisawa Kien, Sakaki Hyakusen was one of the three leading artists of the early Nanga movement but also excelled at haiga painting.