Lot 94
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£700 - £1,000
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Find your local specialistYashima Gakutei (fl.circa 1786-1868)
Mid 19th century
Shikishiban surimono, depicting Prince Nintoku and his brother from the series Honcho-ren Honcho Nijushiko (Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle), with a poem above by Isonoya Naonari, signed Gakutei with seal Sadaoka. 21cm x 18.3cm (8¼in x 7¼in).
Shikishiban surimono, depicting Prince Nintoku and his brother from the series Honcho-ren Honcho Nijushiko (Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety for the Honcho Circle), with a poem above by Isonoya Naonari, signed Gakutei with seal Sadaoka. 21cm x 18.3cm (8¼in x 7¼in).
Footnotes
色紙判摺物 八島岳亭 本町連本朝二十四孝 19世紀中期
Another impression is illustrated by John T. Carpenter and Joan B. Mirviss, The Frank Lloyd Wright Collection of Surimono, Weatherhill, New York 1995, p.198, no.68.