Tomioka Tessai
Fushimi Dolls
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
Fine Chinese & Japanese Works of Art Part II, Lot 308
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2020
Fine Chinese & Japanese Works of Art Part II, Lot 308
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property of Various Owners
Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924)
Fushimi Dolls
Taisho era (1912-1926), 1915
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colors on paper in silk mounts, depicting two Fushimi dolls, one of Hotei (god of wealth) and the other a standing female figure, with an inscription at top right identifying them as clay dolls from Fushimi, signed and sealed at lower left Tessai
With a wooden tomobako storage box inscribed Fushimi deku zu (Picture of Fushimi dolls); dated inside Taisho yonen shichigatsu (July 1915) and signed Daikan Tessai
Overall 87 x 19 1/8 in (221 x 48cm); image 52 x 11 7/8in (132 x 30cm)
Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924)
Fushimi Dolls
Taisho era (1912-1926), 1915
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colors on paper in silk mounts, depicting two Fushimi dolls, one of Hotei (god of wealth) and the other a standing female figure, with an inscription at top right identifying them as clay dolls from Fushimi, signed and sealed at lower left Tessai
With a wooden tomobako storage box inscribed Fushimi deku zu (Picture of Fushimi dolls); dated inside Taisho yonen shichigatsu (July 1915) and signed Daikan Tessai
Overall 87 x 19 1/8 in (221 x 48cm); image 52 x 11 7/8in (132 x 30cm)
Tomioka Tessai - Auction history
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