Tanaka Raisho (1868-1940)

Three monkeys on bank by a waterfall

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Tanaka Raisho (1868-1940)
Three monkeys on bank by a waterfall
Signed Raisho and sealed Raisho and another seal
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
56 7/8 x 28¼in. (144.7 x 71.7cm.)
With wood box signed and sealed by the artist and cyclically dated 1907

Lot Essay

Tanaka Raisho first studied under Mori Kansai (1814-1894) in Kyoto. After moving to Tokyo he studied under Kawabata Gyokusho (1842-1913), a leading figure in Japanese painting who perpetuated the Shijo style evoked in this painting by his pupil.

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