SHIBATA
Turtles and Crabs , 1880 (circa)
Lot #5 |
2017-11-08 |
Bonhams, London, New Bond Street
The Misumi Collection of Important Works of Lacquer Art and Paintings: Part III
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
GBP 5,000 - 6,000 (currency of sale)
USD 6,555 - 7,866 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Bonhams
Auction number: 24521
Auction name: The Misumi Collection of Important Works of Lacquer Art and Paintings: Part III
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London, New Bond Street
Start date: 2017-11-08
End date: 2017-11-08
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Japanese Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: Overall: 166.5 × 43.8 cm (65½ × 17¼ in.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
166.5
Width In Centimeters:
43.8
Height In Inches:
65.5
Width In Inches:
17
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Year notes: circa 1880-1890.
Catalog summary
SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TURTLES AND CRABS 徳若五万歳図絹本着色掛軸 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1880–1890 Hanging scroll, ink and colours on silk with silk mounts and wood jikusaki , depicting five turtles stacked in descending order of size, the lower three with long 'tails' of weed, four of them with expressions of astonishment or fear, bound with a silk cord tied in a bow with two large tassels, two crabs trying to undo the bow, one on top and the other pulling on one of the tassels; signed Zeshin 是真; seal: Tairyūkyo 對柳居 Overall: 166.5 × 43.8 cm (65½ × 17¼ in.) Image: 86.4 × 26.9 cm (34 × 10 5/8 in.) With modern fitted wood box and cardboard outer storage box (3)