Munakata Shiko (1903-1975)

Kenkon myonyoi zu--Ken no zu Kenkon myonyoi zu--Kon no zu (A goddess of truth--heaven) (A goddess of truth--earth)

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Munakata Shiko (1903-1975)
Kenkon myonyoi zu--Ken no zu
Kenkon myonyoi zu--Kon no zu
(A goddess of truth--heaven)
(A goddess of truth--earth)
Ken no zu signed Teimen seiten(?) Munakata Shiko kinsha ([On a] cool verandah facing the garden, reverently rendered by Munakata Shiko), sealed Mune, dated Showa 20.9.12 (1945.9.12) Yoshie sato Saito Sojiro tei [ni] oite (at the home of Saito Sojiro, Yoshie village); Kon no zu signed Munakata Shiko kinsha, sealed Mune and Mune Shiko, dated Showa 20.9.12 (1945.9.12) Yoshie sato tei [ni] oite
Hanging scrolls; ink and light color on paper
52½ x 18.1/8in. (132 x 46cm.)
Certificate on verso of Ken no zu titled and sealed Munakata Shiko kantei iinkai no. Yama 138 and sealed Munakatakai in, and certificate on reverse of Kon no zu similarly titled and sealed no. Yama 1380 and sealed Munakatakai in (2)

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PUBLISHED
Nyonin no saku/The World of Women, vol. 7 of Munakata Shiko zenshu/The Complete Works of Shiko Munakata (Tokyo: Kodansha, 1978), nos. 57, 58.

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