Lot 162: Nishi Seiun (1881-1963) Fine Japanese Art

Early 20th century A folding-out album titled Yoshin (Spritual Cultivation), mounted with 100 tanzaku-form (poem paper) colourful sketches in ink and colour on paper, painted in the style of the artist Qi Baishi, consisting mainly of flowers, poems, birds and landscapes of China, including Choko (The Yangtze River), spring wind, a radish and red peppers, lotus flowers and a fisherman on a boat, all signed Nishi Seiun/Shanhai Nishi Seiun/ Shanhai Hekiso Nishi Seiun except for one, all with seal Seiun, majority signed with a second seal Tozan; with chitsu outer cover. Each double page 39.5cm x 36.2cm (15 5/8in x 14¼in), each slip approx. 36.2cm x 6.2cm (14¼in x 2 7/16in). (2).

39.5cm x 36.2cm