Watanabe Seitei (1851-1918)
The wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette
Signed Seitei, sealed Seitei
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk
48 x 19.1/3in. (122 x 49.5cm.)
In wood box titled Enya Takasada tsuma yokugo no zu (Picture of the wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette), signed Seitei ga, and with an unread seal, and dated 1903
Lot Essay
Lady Kaoyo Gozen, the wife of Enya Hangan Takasada, is a character in the Edo-period kabuki play Kanadehon Chushingura.