KOBAYASHI KEISEI (1944-)

KOBAYASHI KEISEI (1944-)
YOSHIHARU MISHIO(1956-)
HEISEI ERA, 20TH OR 21ST CENTURY

Two Japanese wood engravings, the first by Keisei entitled ' Illusional Planet - Prologue A2', depicting many animals and fantastic creatures amongst flowers and other leafy vegetation, numbered 3/30, titled and signed in pencil in the lower margin; the other by Mishio of 'The Second Noah's Ark', with a dream-like scene of Noah holding a giant feather, his body merging with animals around him, and with the ark in the distance; numbered 4/50, titled and signed in the lower margin; both framed and glazed, 32.5cm x 32cm and 27.2cm x 22cm respectively. (2)

Provenance: a private English collection. The Keisei picture purchased at the Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition 2005; the other purchased at Bankside Gallery, September 2008. Copies of the original invoices are available.

Exhibited: the Keisei engraving, with the Royal Academy of Art, London, Summer Exhibition, 2005, no.199.