MONKEY REACHING FOR ITS REFLECTION
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Manner of Hinaya Ryuho (1599-1669)
Monkey reaching for its reflection
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, with signature Ryuho and seal Sho-o, old restoration; a hanging scroll depicting the moon and plum branch, ink on paper, with signature Hanabusa Itcho ga and seal Shinko no in, old creasing; a hanging scroll depicting a courtesan mimicking a samurai accompanied by two female musicians, ink and colours on paper, sealed Kyujo no in, old restoration and creasing; album leaves bound in orihon format, ink and colour on paper, each signed Shunkin Koji Sen and sealed Sen and Jissen and with introductory calligraphy and colophon by Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924), cloth and board wrapper, slight wormage
44½ x 10½in. (113 x 27cm.), 42 x 10in. (107 x 25.5cm.), 15 x 22in. (38 x 56cm.) each respectively and 11½ x 13in. (29 x 23cm.) each leaf (4)
Monkey reaching for its reflection
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, with signature Ryuho and seal Sho-o, old restoration; a hanging scroll depicting the moon and plum branch, ink on paper, with signature Hanabusa Itcho ga and seal Shinko no in, old creasing; a hanging scroll depicting a courtesan mimicking a samurai accompanied by two female musicians, ink and colours on paper, sealed Kyujo no in, old restoration and creasing; album leaves bound in orihon format, ink and colour on paper, each signed Shunkin Koji Sen and sealed Sen and Jissen and with introductory calligraphy and colophon by Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924), cloth and board wrapper, slight wormage
44½ x 10½in. (113 x 27cm.), 42 x 10in. (107 x 25.5cm.), 15 x 22in. (38 x 56cm.) each respectively and 11½ x 13in. (29 x 23cm.) each leaf (4)
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