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Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TWO FAN-SHAPED URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTINGS) OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 群蝶繭蛾図扇面漆絵 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1875–1890 image 1
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TWO FAN-SHAPED URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTINGS) OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 群蝶繭蛾図扇面漆絵 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1875–1890 image 2
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TWO FAN-SHAPED URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTINGS) OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 群蝶繭蛾図扇面漆絵 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1875–1890 image 3
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TWO FAN-SHAPED URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTINGS) OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 群蝶繭蛾図扇面漆絵 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1875–1890 image 4
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TWO FAN-SHAPED URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTINGS) OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 群蝶繭蛾図扇面漆絵 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1875–1890 image 5
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TWO FAN-SHAPED URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTINGS) OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 群蝶繭蛾図扇面漆絵 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1875–1890 image 6
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TWO FAN-SHAPED URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTINGS) OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 群蝶繭蛾図扇面漆絵 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1875–1890 image 7
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TWO FAN-SHAPED URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTINGS) OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 群蝶繭蛾図扇面漆絵 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1875–1890 image 8
Lot 11*

Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TWO FAN-SHAPED URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTINGS) OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 群蝶繭蛾図扇面漆絵
Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1875–1890

The Misumi Collection of Important Works of Lacquer Art and Paintings: Part II
10 November 2015, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TWO FAN-SHAPED URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTINGS) OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS 群蝶繭蛾図扇面漆絵

Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1875–1890
Two urushi-e fan paintings mounted as a hanging scroll, the upper painting depicting a moth which has just emerged from its cocoon and six further cocoons all depicted in fine ink drawing, the twisted straw wrappings in urushi-e, the lower painting with five butterflies

Overall: 137.2 × 57 cm (54 × 22½ in.)
Each fan: 16.3 × 44.2 cm (6 3/8 × 17 3/8 in.)

Each signed Zeshin 是真 with seal Shin 真

Fitted wooden tomobako storage box inscribed outside Zeshin-ō hitsu urushi-e gunchō mayu ga senmen fuku 是真翁筆漆繪群蝶繭蛾扇面幅 (Urushi-e scroll of butterflies, cocoons, and moths by the venerable Zeshin) and inscribed inside the lid Kakan'an Chikushin kan narabi ni dai 可寛菴竹真鑒並題 (Examined and inscribed by Kakan'an Chikushin) with seal partially reading Chikushin 竹真; letter of authentication from Shōji Chikushin addressed to a Mr Nagashima dated Showa 8 (1933), September; fitted outer storage box (4)

Footnotes

Shōji Chikushin (1854–1936), whose gō or art name was Kakan'an, was a leading pupil of Zeshin who often signed boxes authenticating his work.

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