Munakata Shiko | Mermaids (Ningyozu) | Showa period, 20th century

The Property of a European Collector and Thence by Descent

Munakata Shiko (1903-1975)

Mermaids (Ningyozu)

Showa period, 20^th century 

ink and watercolour on paper, signed to the lower left Shiko sha (painted by Shiko), and sealed Zakkado, painted circa 1953, framed and glazed

74 x 65 cm., 29⅛ x 25½ in. (including mount and frame)

39 x 33 cm., 15¼ x 13 in. (excluding mount and frame)