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Koi and Mooring Post, 1920s-30s

Creator: Okamoto Hōsui 岡本芳水
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Okamoto Hōsui 岡本芳水
Koi and Mooring Post, 1920s-30s
Six-panel folding screen; ink, mineral colors and gold on paper
Size 52½ x 108¼ in. (133 x 275.5 cm)
T-4748

Signed and sealed at right Hosui

Okamoto Hosui studied painting in Kyoto under the well-know Nihonga artist Kikuchi Hobun (1862–1918). Recurring subjects in his paintings are animals, birds and flowers. His most famous work is a set of fusuma (sliding doors) in the Mimakuri Shrine, Tsugemura, Nara Prefecture, depicting a pair of peacocks.

Hosui received the honor to exhibit in the prestigious Bunten national art exhibition four times--in 1907, 1915, 1917, and 1918--as well as in the Tokyo Taisho exhibition of 1914. He was still active in 1927.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1920-1949
Creation Date:	1920's-1930's
Styles / Movements:	Asian Art
Incollect Reference #:	790708

Dimensions

W.	108.25 in;	H.	52.5 in;
W.	274.96 cm;	H.	133.35 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen Gallery, located at 9 East 63rd Street in New York City, specializes in important Japanese paintings, screens, scrolls, ceramics, ikebana bamboo baskets, and lacquer objects, as well as contemporary works by select artists. Owned by Erik and Cornelia Thomsen, the gallery offers a wealth of expertise in Japanese art, with global clientele including collectors and museums. Reach them at 212-288-2588 or info@thomsengallery.com