HIROSE RYUSEN (1855-1928)

HIROSE RYUSEN (1855-1928)

KANO EISHIN (ACT. C.1860)

KITO DOKYO (1840-1904)

OKAJIMA TOSEN (DATES UNKOWN)

TANOMURA HOKUDEN (1777-1835)

SUZUKI KASON (1860-1919)

NAKABAYASHI SEISHUKU (1829-1912)

NISHIYAMA KAN'EI (1834-97), AND OTHERS

EDO AND MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

An accordion album of Japanese paintings, ink and colour on paper, opening with seven pages of calligraphy followed by fifty-two double-page paintings variously depicting birds, flowers, animals, figures, and further calligraphy, one depicting Fukurokuju, the God of Longevity resting on a pile of books after drinking sake, with his pet crane by his side, signed Ryusen saku, Gin'in Seitei and Ryusen; another depicting a tortoise, signed and sealed Kan'ei; each picture by a different artist and with a signature, together with a fitted tomobako wood box, each page 16cm x 9cm. (2)

Provenance: formerly in the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005).