Japanese Works of Art - 14 Nov 2018

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A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING BY HARA ZAICHU (1750-1837)

£500 - £1,000

A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING BY HARA ZAICHU (1750-1837), KAKEMONO

EDO 1603-1868

In ink and colour on silk, finely painted with a flowering shrub of morning glory, asagao, with scrolling tendrils extending to the side, with calligraphy above reading nanaju-hachi o (old man of seventy-eight years), Hara zaichu ga (made by Hara Zaichu) and Ichinari san, 51.5cm x 38.5cm.

Provenance: a Spanish private collection, Madrid, purchased from Galerie Liova, Paris, 29th July 1996. A copy of the original invoice is available.

Hara Chien, also known as Zaichu, lived and worked in Kyoto where he became a popular artist. His highly personal style reflected influences from classic Chinese paintings and the Tosa school of art.

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