Lot 61: Kikuchi Hobun (1862-1918)

Kikuchi Hobun (1862-1918)
Pheasant and wisteria
Signed Hobun hitsu and sealed Hobun and another seal
Two-panel screen; ink, color and gold on paper
65 3/8 x 72 7/8in. (166 x 185cm.)

This lot is offered without reserve.
Hobun was born in Osaka and studied under the Shijo-school painter Kono Bairei (1844-1895). He taught at the Kyoto Municipal School of Fine Arts and Crafts and was a frequent exhibitor with and juror for the Bunten. He was one of the founders of the Kyoto Nihonga school.