Two Mito Kinko Kozuka

LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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Two Mito Kinko Kozuka
Late Edo period (19th century)
The shibuichi plate depicting Hotei crossing a river, in bold katakiribori, signed Kiryusai Somin; and the shibuichi migaki-ji plate depicting Moso in takabori and iroe, signed Ichijosai Hirotoshi zu, Masatoshi, both with a wood box (2)

Literature

Lundgren Collection, nos. 111 and 307 respectively

Lot Essay

Kiryusai Somin probably had the opportunity to buy or otherwise receive the right to use the name of the great master Somin. There are other bakumatsu/Meiji period artists who used the name; Hoshizan Somin and Shojosai Somin.

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