Lot 371: Tokuoka Shinsen (1896-1972) Akibare Taisho era (1912-1926), early 1920s

Tokuoka Shinsen (1896-1972)
AkibareTaisho era (1912-1926), early 1920sHanging scroll, ink and colors on silk, depicting an autumn landscape with deer, signed and sealed ShinsenWith wooden tomobako storage box titled Akibare (Clear Autumn Weather), signed and sealed Shinsen 26 1/2 x 31 1/8in (67.3 x 79.1cm)

A native of Kyoto, Tokuoka Shinsen (birth name Tokijiro) graduated from the city's Painting School in 1917 and enjoyed a long and distinguished career, showing his work at the Teiten national salon and its successor exhibitions for more than three decades from 1925 to 1956 and winning numerous awards.