Lot 262
  • 262

Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891)

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Shibata Zeshin
  • Still life with butterfly and autumn flower arrangement
  • panel painting, lacquer on paper, mother-of-pearl, signed Zeshin  with a seal Tairyuo, mounted as a panel on brocade and wood frame, signed Zeshin with a seal Tairyuo, mounted on brocade, framed

Provenance

Joseph Seo.
Donald Mendelson.
Christie's New York, 11th December 1985, lot 31.

Exhibited

Mitsukoshi, Zeshin, New York, 1980, no. 1.

Literature

Goke Tadaomi, Shibata Zeshin Meihin shu, Gakken, Tokyo, 1981, pl. 157.

Condition

The painting is in good condition. There is a 1/2 x 1/4 in. chip to the lower right corner of the wood, but otherwise the frame is in good condition.
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