Lot 173: KONOSHIMA OKOKU (1877-1938) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era

KONOSHIMA OKOKU (1877-1938) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink and slight colour on silk, depicting a recumbent dog, probably a border collie, looking up at three sparrows fluttering around a stalk of fuyo (cotton rosemallow) bending in the gentle breeze, signed Okoku with seal Okoku; with a tomobako storage box inscribed Shunen kankyo (Relaxed and Pleasurable Moment in A Spring Garden), the inside of the lid signed Okoku dai (titled by Okoku) with seal, with outer wood storage box. Overall 218.5cm x 89cm (86in x 35in), image 124cm x 68cm (48¾in x 26¾in). (3).