Shells

Details

Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891)
Shells
Lacquer, ink and colour on paper, details applied with mother-of-pearl and gold foil, signed Zeshin and sealed Koma, framed and glazed
19.1 x 16.7cm. (excluding mount)

Provenance

Spink and Son Ltd., London

Literature

Spink and Son Ltd., The Arts of Japan, (London, 1990), p. 28, no. 18.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

For other lacquer paintings with similar shells by the artist, see:

Nikkei Inc. ed., Edo Chic / Meiji Technique: The Art of Shibata Zeshin featuring the Edson Collection, exhibition catalogue, (Tokyo, 2009), p.67, no. E-50, p.122, no. J-16 (Itabashi Art Museum), p.123, no. J-17 (Chiba City Museum of Art) and p.125, J-18 (Itabashi Art Museum)

Paris-Musées ed., Rêves de Laque, Le Japon de Shibata Zeshin, Musée Cernuschi exhibition catalogue (Paris, 2012), cat. 45

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