Lot Essay
Stylistically Kanzan's work has great range, and though he is best known as the reviver of yamato-e, he was capable of drawing upon his Kano roots, as seen the painting offered here.
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SHIMOMURA KANZAN (1873-1930)
Chinese subjects
Signed Kanzan and sealed--ink and slight color on silk, mounted as a set of three hanging scrolls
43 1/4 x 16in. each (110 x 41cm. each)
Two wood storage boxes, the inner box titled Hokei san sho, sanpukutsui, dated Meiji 45 (1912), signed Kiyoyuki kan, sealed, and also signed Kanzan hitsu and sealed Kanzan (3)
Chinese subjects
Signed Kanzan and sealed--ink and slight color on silk, mounted as a set of three hanging scrolls
43 1/4 x 16in. each (110 x 41cm. each)
Two wood storage boxes, the inner box titled Hokei san sho, sanpukutsui, dated Meiji 45 (1912), signed Kiyoyuki kan, sealed, and also signed Kanzan hitsu and sealed Kanzan (3)
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