Catalog summary
Ikeda Koson 池田孤邨 (1801-1868) Lotus Pool Edo period (1615-1868), 1855 Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colours on silk in silk mounts, depicting a lotus pool with blossoms in different stages of growth, ivory jiku (roller ends) Signed Ansei kinoto-u haru nigatsu Hasu-an nansō no shita ni oite sha Koson Ike Sanshin 安政乙卯春二月寫於蓮菴南窗下 孤邨池三信 (Drawn by Koson Ike Sanshin beneath the southern window of the Lotus Retreat in spring, the second month of 1855) with three seals, the latter two reading Hasu-an 蓮盦 and Sanshin Koji in 三信居士印 Modern wood storage box; outer cardboard box Overall: 189 x 63.2cm (74 3/8 x 24 7/8in.) Image: 90.3 x 45.2cm (35½ x 17¾in.) (3).