Kawabata Ryushi (1885-1966)

Choshunka (Roses)

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Kawabata Ryushi (1885-1966)
Choshunka (Roses)
Signed Ryushi and sealed Ryu
Ink, color and gold on silk
56 1/2 x 27 7/8in. (143.5 x 78cm.)
Painted in 1939
Certification on wood panel dated cyclically spring, 1939, titled, signed and sealed by the artist

Shiho (Purple peak)
Signed Ryushi and sealed Ryu
Ink and gold leaf on silk
10 3/4 x 10 1/4in. (27.3 x 26cm.)
Certification on wood panel titled, dated Showa 35 (1960), signed and sealed by the artist

Kanro yuri (Lilies)
Signed Ryushi and sealed with dragon emblem ("ryu")
Color and silver on silk
17 7/8 x 22 1/2in. (45.7 x 57.2cm.)
Painted circa 1935-45
Certification on wood panel titled, signed and sealed by the artist (3)

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Kawabata Ryushi sakuhinshu (Collected works of Kawabata Ryushi) (Privately published, n.d.), pls. 12, 25 and 44 respectively.

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