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Kikuchi, Hôbun 菊池 芳文 (1862 - 1918)

Small insect and arrowroot Signed: Hôbun hitsu Sealed: Hôbun Date: ca. 1900 Size: 197 x 43.8 cms (mounting) 113 x 30.7 cms (painting) 78 x 17 inch (mounting) 44 x 12 inch (painting) Technique: sumi and colours on paper Condition: Top and bottom of beige silk, ch?beri (middle part) of dark-blue silk brocade, beige&gold ichimonji and futai, deerhorn rollers, original titled box, authenticated by Watanabe Sh?kei (1866-1940), a pupil of Kubota Beisen, and later Professor at the Kyoto Prefectural Art School. Very good overall condition. Price: SOLD Euro Literature: Roberts p. 78 Signature: See signature Detail: See detail Mounting: See mounting