Lot 897: KAWAI GYOKUDO, (1873-1957)

RYOKUIN KOKIN ZU (SMALL BIRD BENEATH VERDANT SHADE)

RYOKUIN KOKIN ZU (SMALL BIRD BENEATH VERDANT SHADE)

111 by 40.5cm., 43 3/4 by 16in., with original gyokudo bijutsukan certificate

kakemono, depicting a magpie perched on a large boulder beneath branches of fern, in sumi and colour on silk, with tomobako titled and signed by the artist, with registration mark on verso `ne' dai 8567go, signed Gyokudo with seal Choryushi

Condition Note: Good condition with minor soiling

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Quantity: 2