Lot 307: ITO SEIU (1882-1961) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early

ITO SEIU (1882-1961) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early-mid 20th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll); ink and colours on silk in silk mounts, depicting a flock of ferocious sword-wielding crow tengu flying around a dedicatory panel inscribed to two individuals, Ogura Kazuo and Takeda Hideyoshi, the moon behind clouds below, signed and sealed Seiu; with a wooden tomobako storage box inscribed outside Hinoto-u Chikutei sei and with two seals, one reading Chikutei. Overall: 214cm x 68.5cm (84¼in x 27in); image: 125cm x 48.5cm (49¼in x 19 1/8in). (2).

Ito Seiu was born in Tokyo, the son of a metalworker. He enjoyed a varied artistic education in metalwork, ivory-carving and sculpture before leaving home to study painting with Nozawa Teiu and around 1910