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Lot 42
ZENZABURO KOJIMA (1893-1962)
Nude on a Green Couch
Closed29 September 2026
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HKD 768,000
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ZENZABURO KOJIMA (1893-1962)
Nude on a Green Couch
signed 'Z. Z. Kojima' (upper right)
oil on canvas
130 x 163 cm. (51 1⁄8 x 64 1⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1928
Nude on a Green Couch
signed 'Z. Z. Kojima' (upper right)
oil on canvas
130 x 163 cm. (51 1⁄8 x 64 1⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1928
ZENZABURO KOJIMA (1893-1962)
Nude on a Green Couch
signed 'Z. Z. Kojima' (upper right)
oil on canvas
130 x 163 cm. (51 1⁄8 x 64 1⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1928
Nude on a Green Couch
signed 'Z. Z. Kojima' (upper right)
oil on canvas
130 x 163 cm. (51 1⁄8 x 64 1⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1928
Estate of the Artist
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Mizue - Special Feature: Zenzaburo Kojima, No.654, October 1959 (illustrated, p. 31).
Mizue - Special Issue: In Memory of Zenzaburo Kojima, No.32, May 1962 (illustrated, p. 8).
T. Furukawa (ed.), Modern Art: Zenzaburo Kojima, No. 59, July 1980 (illustrated, no. 35, p. 38; listed, p. 94; dated '1925-28').
Asahi Graph - Special Issue: Zenzaburo Kojima, Vol. 8, No. 3, Summer 1982 (illustrated, no.7, unpaged; dated '1925-28').
T. Kojima (ed.), Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Painting Works of Zenzaburo Kojima, Kojima Gallery, Tokyo, 2012 (illustrated, plate 142, p. 20; listed, p. 178).
T. Kojima (ed.), Zenzaburo Kojima: Selected Works, Kojima Gallery, Tokyo, 2012 (illustrated, p.131; listed, p. 178).
Mizue - Special Issue: In Memory of Zenzaburo Kojima, No.32, May 1962 (illustrated, p. 8).
T. Furukawa (ed.), Modern Art: Zenzaburo Kojima, No. 59, July 1980 (illustrated, no. 35, p. 38; listed, p. 94; dated '1925-28').
Asahi Graph - Special Issue: Zenzaburo Kojima, Vol. 8, No. 3, Summer 1982 (illustrated, no.7, unpaged; dated '1925-28').
T. Kojima (ed.), Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Painting Works of Zenzaburo Kojima, Kojima Gallery, Tokyo, 2012 (illustrated, plate 142, p. 20; listed, p. 178).
T. Kojima (ed.), Zenzaburo Kojima: Selected Works, Kojima Gallery, Tokyo, 2012 (illustrated, p.131; listed, p. 178).
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, The First Dokuritsu Exhibition, 1931 (listed, p. 51; titled 'Aoi Sofa'); this exhibition later travelled to Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Nagoya, and Taipei.
Tokyo, Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Exhibition of Zenzaburo Kojima, 18-23 April 1972 (illustrated and listed, no. 12, unpaged).
Fukuoka Cultural Centre, Zenzaburo Kojima, 14 November - 5 December 1976 (illustrated and listed, no. 11, unpaged; dated '1925-1928').
Nara, SOGO Museum of Art, Master of Modern Western Painting: Zenzaburo Kojima, 15 November - 3 December 1989 (illustrated, no. 11, p. 23).
Fukuoka Art Museum, Zenzaburo Kojima Centennial Memorial Exhibition, 14 July - 8 August 1993. This exhibition later travelled to: Chiba, SOGO Museum, 20 August - 12 September 1993; Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, 18 September - 31 October 31, 1993; Odakyu Art Museum, 17 November - 5 December 1993; Mie Prefectural Museum of Art, 4 January - 6 February 1994 (illustrated, no. 47, pp. 66 & 228; listed, p. 283).
Tokyo, Fuchu Art Museum, Pastoral Splendor: Kojima Zenzaburo, 2 June - 16 July, 2007. This exhibition later travelled to Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, 22 July - 26 August, 2007 (illustrated, no. 27, p. 51).
Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, The 130th Anniversary Zenzaburo Kojima Exhibition, 7 October - 10 December 2023 (illustrated, no. 24, p. 34).
Tokyo, Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Exhibition of Zenzaburo Kojima, 18-23 April 1972 (illustrated and listed, no. 12, unpaged).
Fukuoka Cultural Centre, Zenzaburo Kojima, 14 November - 5 December 1976 (illustrated and listed, no. 11, unpaged; dated '1925-1928').
Nara, SOGO Museum of Art, Master of Modern Western Painting: Zenzaburo Kojima, 15 November - 3 December 1989 (illustrated, no. 11, p. 23).
Fukuoka Art Museum, Zenzaburo Kojima Centennial Memorial Exhibition, 14 July - 8 August 1993. This exhibition later travelled to: Chiba, SOGO Museum, 20 August - 12 September 1993; Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, 18 September - 31 October 31, 1993; Odakyu Art Museum, 17 November - 5 December 1993; Mie Prefectural Museum of Art, 4 January - 6 February 1994 (illustrated, no. 47, pp. 66 & 228; listed, p. 283).
Tokyo, Fuchu Art Museum, Pastoral Splendor: Kojima Zenzaburo, 2 June - 16 July, 2007. This exhibition later travelled to Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, 22 July - 26 August, 2007 (illustrated, no. 27, p. 51).
Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, The 130th Anniversary Zenzaburo Kojima Exhibition, 7 October - 10 December 2023 (illustrated, no. 24, p. 34).
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Toshio Kojima, under the number 226013.
This work is registered in the Kojima Zenzaburo Digital Archive (For further information, please refer to Kojima Zenzaburo Digital Archive https://www.kojimazenzaburo.com/post/32441626870).
This work is registered in the Kojima Zenzaburo Digital Archive (For further information, please refer to Kojima Zenzaburo Digital Archive https://www.kojimazenzaburo.com/post/32441626870).