Lot 310
  • 310

Ioki Bunsai (1863-1906)

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Ioki Bunsai
  • Lady carried in a kago Fortune telling in Nikko
  • watercolor on paper

each signed B Ioki, on cardboard (2)

Condition

There are slight spots over both paintings. The paintings are pasted on the cardboard.
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Catalogue Note

Ioki Bunsai (Bun'ya) was a western style painter. He was born in Mito and worked in Tokyo under Takahashi Yuichi, Takahashi Genkich, Asai Chu and Koyama Shotaro. He was also known as a botanist, specializing in Alpine plants.