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Lot 2: SEAL OF KANO MOTONOBU 狩野元信 (1477-1559) SNOW LANDSCAPE Muromachi Period (133

Est: £100,000 GBP - £150,000 GBP
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomNovember 10, 2016

Item Overview

Description

SEAL OF KANO MOTONOBU 狩野元信 (1477-1559) SNOW LANDSCAPE Muromachi Period (1333-1572), early-mid 16th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting mountains, trees, and a waterfall in winter, a figure with an umbrella advancing up a path at lower left; ivory jiku (roller ends) Red pot seal at lower left Motonobu 元信 Overall: 141 x 63.7cm (55½ x 25 1/8in.) Image: 42.7 x 40.5cm (16¾ x 16in.) (11).

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Provenance: Ashikaga Family, by repute Matsudaira Family of Iwami Province, by repute Irie Sekitei 入江石亭 (1766-1839), collector and connoisseur Mr Miura, 1811 (see below) Kawasaki Shōzō 川崎 正蔵 (1837-1912), founder of the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation; formerly housed in the Kawasaki Museum in Kobe

Auction Details

The Ethereal Brush - Important Japanese Paintings

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Bonhams
November 10, 2016, 11:00 AM GMT

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