Ikkei (1763)

Lot 138: Fox fire

Name: Fox fire
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 7ld3rktz15

Est: $15,000 USD - $20,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USMarch 18, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Yoshikawa Ikkei (1763-1837)
Fox fire
Signed Ikkei sha and sealed, the poem signed Nanajuichi'o (old man, age 71) Kyokado and with kao
Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold leaf on silk
39 3/8 x 13 3/8in. (100 x 34cm.)

Artist or Maker

Ikkei (1763)

Notes

The poem by Yomo no Utagaki Magao (1753-1829) reads:

Hi tomoshite nani kurakaranu yoru no tabi
Inoraba kitsune fukuya sazuken

Every dark night, light up a fire and if you pray,
a fox gives a fortune.

Ikkei was born in Nagoya and was the son and pupil of Yoshikawa Yoetsu.

For other examples of Magao's collaboration with ukiyo-e artists, see lots 139 and 143.

Auction Details

Japanese And Korean Art

Christie's

March 18, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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