Lot 394: KONOSHIMA OKOKU (1877-1938) Taisho era (1912-1926

KONOSHIMA OKOKU (1877-1938) Taisho era (1912-1926), circa 1913. Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink on paper depicting a large crow perched on a branch, signed Okoku with seal Okoku, with wood tomobako storage box inscribed Taisho ninen nigatsu saku Konoshima Okoku Kan’a no zu (Picture of a crow in the cold by Konoshima Okoku, February 1913), the inside of the lid with an inscription by Ito Sukeo, with his signature and seals, to the effect that the painting was purchased at the Art Department of the Takashimaya Department Store, Osaka in spring 1913. Overall 201cm x 44.5cm (79 1/8in x 17½in), image 135cm x 30.5cm (53 1/8in x 12in). (2).