Lot 149: Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924)

Crabs with Chinese poem
Signed Tessai gaishi shiga, sealed Tomioka Hyakuren, Tessai and another seal
Fan painting mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper
6 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (16 x 51.2cm.)
With wood box certified and sealed by Seiho Bishu; with Tomioka Tessai Kantei Iinkai certificate no. 001153, dated 2002.7

Isshitsu no uchi ari motte onozukara tanoshimu (Enjoying myself in my study)
Signed Tessai gaishi, sealed Tessai koji and titled as above
Fan-shaped painting mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper 6 3/4 x 21in. (17.2 x 53.5cm.)
Titled on wood box by Yuzo, 1956; with Tomioka Tessai Kantei Iinkai certificate no. 001151, dated 2002.7 (2)