Lot 3007: After Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783-1856) Fine Japanese and Korean Works of Art

Insect Procession Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; bearing the date Hinoe-uma (1846) ka[hei]gatsu Gyokuzen shoku'oku, and signature Baiitsu sha, with one seal Yamamoto Ryo; with wooden storage box 18 1/2 x 31 1/2in (46.7 x 80cm)

46.7 x 80cm

The "Procession of Insects" appears to be based on a prototype popularized by the Maruyama-Shijo school. A similar depiction of this novel subject matter by Nishiyama Hoen (1804-67), a contemporary of Baiitsu, is held in the collection of the British Museum. (http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/asia/n/nishiyama_h%C5%8Den,_procession_of.aspx).