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Ogata, Gekkô 尾形月耕 (1859 - 1920)

Sotôba Komachi Signed: Gekkô Sealed: Gekkô Date: ca. 1900 Size: 207 x 54.6 cms (mounting) 113 x 40.5 cms (painting) 81 x 21 inch (mounting) 44 x 16 inch (painting) Technique: colours on paper Condition: Ch?beri (middle part) of patterned silk, top & bottom of liver-coloured silk, beige&gold ichimonji and futai, brown lacquer rollers; Original titled wooden box, authenticated by Sofu Matsuno (1899-1963) in 1934 (a picture of the inscription can be provided on request) Price: SOLD Euro Literature: Sotôba Komachi is the name of a Noh play, which features the famous 9th century poetess Ono no Komachi, who is seen sitting on a fallen gravemarker, and who reflects on her long-gone youth and fame. Signature: See signature Detail: See detail Mounting: See mounting