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SILK PAINTING

• PAIR OF ASIAN IMPERIAL FRAGMENTAL SILK
  PAIR OF ASIAN IMPERIAL FRAGMENTAL SILK PAINTINGSA pair of framed Asian imperial fragmental silk paintings.11 3/4 x 11 3/4in (30 x 30cm)
• J. WAYNE SUTAMA, BALINESE (20TH C.)
  J. WAYNE SUTAMA, BALINESE (20TH C.) SILK PAINTINGJ. Wayne Sutama, Balinese (20th Century) Large Silk Painting "Forest Scene" Signed Katik Lantang Ubud Bali Lower Left. Measures 38-1/4" x 47-1/2". Frame measures 43-1/4" x 53-3./4". Condition: Good co
• 3 CHINESE FRAMED SILK PAINTING W/ FIGURES,
  3 CHINESE FRAMED SILK PAINTING W/ FIGURES, QING D. Three Chinese framed silk paintings with figures, dating from the Qing dynasty. Three themes: an outdoor market vendors with their wares, featuring different foods and wares. A theme with wheels, from carts pulled by beasts of burden to a human. And lively scenes with trained animals in the street for the public to enjoy. L. 50 1/2" (128.2 cm) H: 6" (15.2 cm) Link to HD Natural Light photos:Click here for high resolution imagesCondition: all in good condition with water stain and discoloration to the paper, wear and loose to the wooden frame
• JAPANESE BIRD SILK PAINTINGS, 2 Two
  JAPANESE BIRD SILK PAINTINGS, 2 Two Japanese bird silk paintings, signed. Image: 6" H x 4" W; frame: 8.5" H x 6.5" W
• CHINESE SILK PAINTINGS, 3 3 Chinese
  CHINESE SILK PAINTINGS, 3 3 Chinese silk paintings, ink and paint on silk. Image: 24" H x 8.5" W; frame: 33.5" H x 18.5" W.
• AFTER ANGELIKA KAUFFMANN "L'ALLEGRA"
  AFTER ANGELIKA KAUFFMANN "L'ALLEGRA" SILK PAINTING 19th century Continental painted silk portrait after Angelika Kauffmann (Swiss, 1741-1807), marked to lower center of frame: "L'Allegra". Image: 9.25" H x 7" W. Frame: 14.5" H x 12.5" W.
• CHINESE INK & COLOR SILK PAINTINGS,
  CHINESE INK & COLOR SILK PAINTINGS, PAIR Pair of framed vintage Chinese ink and color scenery paintings on silk depicting figures and boats in a mountainous lakeside setting, four character poem translated is: "by willow trees on a summer's day" and artist's signature and stamp upper left. Image 27" H x 12"W, frame 30" H x 15" W.
• (2) FRAMED CHINESE SILK PAINTINGS, WOMEN
  (2) FRAMED CHINESE SILK PAINTINGS, WOMEN & EGRETS(lot of 2) Framed paintings on silk, including: (1) Chinese scroll painting on silk, depicting two women among clouds, characters and stamp along left edge, sight: 13.5"h, 40.5"w, overall: 19"h, 54.5"w, (1) painting on silk, depicting three egrets with a floral background, sight: 20"h, 32.75"w, overall: 22.25"h, 35"w; 13lbs total **Provenance: from a local Austin, Texas estate, acquired by the consignor in Asia**
• CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT SILK PAINTING,19TH
  CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT SILK PAINTING,19TH C. large Chinese ancestor portrait painting on silk, dated to 19th C, large painting depicting many generations of 8 ancestors, both male and female sitting in two columns, each with richly colored robes, detailed gilt heightened throughout, each figure with a title written in Chinese character D:54" (137 cm) x 42 1/2"(108 cm) painting area only Collection of a private Boston, MA collector Condition: in overall good condition with surface wear, discolor and crease
• FRAMED PAINTING ON SILK, WITH HORSE
  FRAMED PAINTING ON SILK, WITH HORSE Painting of ink on silk, laid to silk, framed. Hand painting with fine brush strokes and natural color, depicting a decorated white horse stampeding in a light beige ground. With varies flower motifs to the border. H: 30 3/4" (78cm) x 36" (91.5cm) Condition: silk painting is in excellent condition
• 4PC 19C JAPANESE SILK PAINTINGS Japan,19th
  4PC 19C JAPANESE SILK PAINTINGS Japan,19th CenturyIncludes a depiction of an older man sitting beside a tray full of food, a depiction of a woman dressed in blue beside a large pot, a depiction of two women playing a game in which one is blindfolded, and a depiction of a woman outside in the snow. Smallest image 6" x 6" Smallest frame 11 1/2" x 12"
• 2 CHINESE WATERCOLOR ON SILK PAINTINGS
  2 CHINESE WATERCOLOR ON SILK PAINTINGS Two Chinese watercolor on silk paintings, including a well costumed noblewoman and a dual panel work depicting farmers with oxen fording a river; 20"H 14"W and 16"H 21"W
• A Framed Silk Painting of Rama and Hanuman
  A Framed Silk Painting of Rama and Hanuman from the Ramakien, Thailand, Mid 20th Century Depicting the god Rama and the monkey-deity Hanuman charging into battle on chariot; colour on silk with frame 19.7 x 17.7 in — 50 x 45 cm
• An Indian Silk Painting Depicting Deities
  An Indian Silk Painting Depicting Deities Enshrined in the Jagannath Temple, 19th Century Orissa Pattachitra scroll painting; opaque pigment on silk 17.7 x 20.1 in — 45 x 51 cm
• A Chinese Silk Painting of Young Scholars
  A Chinese Silk Painting of Young Scholars and Ladies in a Garden, Qing Dynasty ? ????? ?? ?? Colour on silk, framed image 20.3 x 15.7 in — 51.5 x 40 cm
• (LOT OF 5) CHINESE SILK PAINTINGS (lot
  (LOT OF 5) CHINESE SILK PAINTINGS (lot of 5) Chinese silk paintings, ink and color on silk, each depicting a scholar, inscribed, signed along with a seal, framed and glazed overall, 4.25"h. x 4"w.
• THREE PAINTINGS ON SILK, QING DYNASTYThe
  THREE PAINTINGS ON SILK, QING DYNASTYThe group comprising of three silk paintings, depicting figures within an interior scene with calligraphy on the left, ink and color on silk, with three seals on each painting, framed. Provenance: Estate Harry Beasley (1880-1939) Anthropologist and Chinese Art Museum Curator, Canmore Museum, UK. By family decent. 61*36cm each
• INDO-PERSIAN SILK PAINTINGIndo Persian
  INDO-PERSIAN SILK PAINTINGIndo Persian Painting on Silk Courting Scene - a man offers some drink to a woman. 20th century. Beautifully and intricately painted. Framed and matted in a gilt wood frame. Measures: 8 x 1 inch; framed 14.5 inch x 19.25 inch Domestic Shipping: $40
• PAIR OF ALFREDO ARREGUIN (B. 1935 MEXICO)
  PAIR OF ALFREDO ARREGUIN (B. 1935 MEXICO) OIL PAINTINGS...DESCRIPTION: A pair of oil on silk paintings depicting blossoming cherry blossoms and bumblebees. Signed and dated lower right "Arreguin 86" Framed under glass. CIRCA: 1980s ORIGIN: Continental DIMENSIONS: H. 40.75" x W. 25" Framed H. 48.5" x W. 33.5" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• CHINESE WATERCOLOR ON SILK PAINTINGDESCRIPTION:
  CHINESE WATERCOLOR ON SILK PAINTINGDESCRIPTION: A Chinese watercolor on silk painting depicting two children practicing calligraphy. Character marking lower right, with signature. Mounted in a wood frame. CIRCA: Early 20th Cent. ORIGIN: China DIMENSIONS: (Image) H: 18" x L: 12" (Framed) H: 27.5" x L: 21.75" Have a similar item to sell? Contact: Info@Akibaantiques.com. CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS(305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission."
• CHINESE WATERCOLOR ON SILK PAINTINGDESCRIPTION:
  CHINESE WATERCOLOR ON SILK PAINTINGDESCRIPTION: A Chinese watercolor on silk painting featuring a royal figure surrounded by servants with architectural and floral details. Character markings top left. CIRCA: 20th Century. ORIGIN: China DIMENSIONS: (Framed) H: 20.75" x L: 28.5" (Image) H: 14" x L: 22" Have a similar item to sell? Contact: Info@Akibaantiques.com. CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS(305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission."
• 3 CHINESE SCROLLS INC. TIGER3 Chinese
  3 CHINESE SCROLLS INC. TIGER3 Chinese scroll paintings on silk. 1st item: Watercolor on silk painting of a tiger, stamp and calligraphy inscription lower left. Image 41-1/2" x 16, 59" x 20" overall. Very good condition with light creases and scattered smudges. Mid 20th century. 2nd item: Qing watercolor still life painting, depicting a vase of prunus branches, above peaches and other fruits, with stamps and calligraphy inscription upper left, additional stamp at lower right. Image 40" x 16", overall 90" x 19". Condition: : brittle and fragile with multiple tears and losses to margins, 4 tears to header, 1 crease to center image with 5" tear, 1" light stain to lower left image (in background), scattered foxing and small runs to silk. Late 19th to Early 20th century. 3rd item: Watercolor and ink on silk mountain landscape, with shack and figure ascending a path, signed with calligraphy inscription and stamps upper left. Image 47" x 12", overall 68" x 16-1/2". Condition: : Several creases, 3" separation where bottom of scroll meets lower rod. Mid 20th century. Condition: See item description.
• BLANC DE CHINE GUANYINS AND PAINTING
  BLANC DE CHINE GUANYINS AND PAINTING ON SILK1st item: Chinese watercolor on silk painting, depicting an aged scholar sitting on a garden seat in front of a screen, talking with a child and two middle aged adults. A house and bridge with flowering dogwood trees are in the background. Calligraphy inscription/signature and seal stamp upper right. Image - 14" H x 10" W. Framed - 17" H x 13" W. Circa 1900. 2nd and 3rd items: Two Blanc de Chine Guan-yin or Bodhisattva figures, one holding a string of beads, the other with hand tucked under robes. 3 1/2"H. Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: 1st item: overall very good condition with minor light discoloration. 2nd item: Guanyin holding beads has miniscule chip/flake to the flower bud in her hair. Guanyin with hand under robes has repaired break to neck.
• PAIR JAPANESE KANO SCROLLS FROM 4 SEASONSPair
  PAIR JAPANESE KANO SCROLLS FROM 4 SEASONSPair of Japanese Kano School Scrolls depicting "Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons". 1st item: Watercolor on silk painting depicting a Chinese Golden Pheasant in center of a landscape, surrounded by its mate and other smaller birds, including a black bird flying overhead and small white pollen or snowflakes in the air. Inscription and seal lower left. Image - 34 1/2" H x 12 3/8" W. Overall - 63" H x 16" W. 2nd item: Watercolor on silk scroll painting, depicting a Chinese golden pheasant peering over a branch at a female bird. They are flanked by white and pink peonies, while other birds fly near a prunus branch overhead. Signed lower right with seal and inscription. Image - 34" H x 12" W. Overall - 54" H x 16" W. Likely late 18th century or earlier. Provenance: The collection/estate of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeter Eason, Memphis, Tennessee, by descent to present consignors. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: 1st item: Brocade surrounding image is in faded, fragile condition with tears/separations and small holes at top; top bar nearly detached. Image retains bright colors with minimal ground discoloration but has 2 long narrow stains running the length of the image and some scattered creases. 2nd item: Main image is in very good condition with a few extraneous paint splatters (not tears) and light toning. However, the ends are in poor condition: bottom bar missing, upper brocade section and hanging bar are worn and fragile.
• CHINESE WATERCOLOR ON SILK PAINTING
  CHINESE WATERCOLOR ON SILK PAINTING OF QUAILChinese watercolor and ink on silk scroll painting depicting four quail in a landscape with a small stream. Two black Chinese characters with two red seals, lower right. Housed under glass in a metallic silver painted wooden frame. Image: 47" H x 19 3/4" W. Sight: 58" H x 26" W. Framed: 60 3/4" H x 28 3/4" W. 20th century. The Estate of James W. Perkins, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Overall good condition with minor creases, waviness, foxing spots, largest 1/2". Frame with minor abrasions to paint. Not examined outside of frame.
• 5 CHINESE PAINTINGS OF TRADESMEN ON
  5 CHINESE PAINTINGS OF TRADESMEN ON SILKFive (5) Chinese, likely Canton watercolor and gouache on silk paintings in four frames depicting men with queue hairstyles engaged in various occupations. Includes one (1) depicting a man gesturing towards the wares hung from a large portable display carried by another; one (1) depicting a pair of men cutting, frying, and plating food; one (1) depicting a man crouched between baskets carrying his tools mending a slipper while another man looks on; and a pair (2) framed together, one depicting two men bartering across a wooden counter and one depicting a seated man using a string tool to mend a circular item with staple repair with an observing man standing over his shoulder. All double matted with chrome patterned mat and housed under glass in ebonized wooden frames with gilt sight edges; one pair framed side by side. Single paintings: sight: 8 3/8" H x 5 3/4" W; framed: 15 1/8" H x 12 1/8" W. Pair: sights: 8 3/8" H x 5 3/4" W; framed: 15 1/8" H x 21 1/8" W. Qing period, late 19th to early 20th century. Condition: All items overall good condition with minor warping to silk, scratches/indentions to silk, and inclusions under glass. Two with minor areas of toning/discoloration. One with minor loss to edge measuring 3/8" L. Not examined outside of frame. Frames with scattered losses to ebonized veneer.
• LE PHO OIL ON SILK PAINTING, JEUNES
  LE PHO OIL ON SILK PAINTING, JEUNES FILLES AUX BOUQUETS...Le Pho (Vietnam/France, 1907-2001) oil painting on silk mounted on masonite titled "Jeunes Filles aux Bouquets," c. 1950s. The painting depicts three young women among vases filled with flowers, before a golden-yellow background. The figures at left and center carefully arrange the bouquets while the figure at right turns her back to the viewer as she gazes into the distance. Signed "Le Pho" in cursive and Chinese, lower right. With Arthur Lenars & Cie., Paris, shipping label addressed to Wally Findlay Galleries, Chicago, en verso. (Findlay is the American gallery most closely associated with Le Pho). Housed in a carved, giltwood Louis XIV-style frame with fabric mat and brass title/nameplate. With title inscribed en verso along with Lenars shipping label addressed to "FIND 93 CHICAGO." Numbered en verso "4722," upper left, and "No. 3," upper right. Board: 23" H x 35 3/4" W. Frame: 30 1/4" H x 43" W. Biographical note: Le Pho is celebrated for his unique style of painting, blending European influences including Impressionism and Post-Impressionism with Asian artistic traditions, especially Chinese painting. He was among the earliest graduates of the Indochina Fine Arts College, now Vietnam University of Fine Arts, which was set up in 1925 by French painter Victor Tardieu, a friend and colleague of Henri Matisse. Le Pho received a scholarship to study at the Paris National College of Fine Arts. In 1932 he returned to Vietnam to teach before setting off for Beijing, where he became immersed in Chinese artistic traditions. When he left China he had the artistic knowledge needed to develop his own particular artistic style with which he would make his name in France. By 1950, now living in Paris, Le Pho began working in oil on canvas, striking a delicate balance between Chinese painting and French Post-Impressionism. Yet the images he painted focus on traditional Vietnamese subject matter like bamboo branches, birds and especially women with flowers or wearing ao dai. (Adapted from Vietnam News Agency). Note: This painting was featured on Antiques Roadshow in 2014, evaluated by Colleene Fesko, season 20 episode 28: https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-roadshow-appraisal-le-pho-oil-silk-ca-1950/ . Prequalification is required to bid on this lot. Please contact the auction house by 4 pm EST on Weds. July 6 to make bidding arrangements. Condition: Scattered areas of fine craquelure, primarily in areas of thickly applied paint, which has resulted in flaking, including to leftmost yellow flower in the central bouquet. Ultraviolet light reveals spots of possible inpainting not visible with the naked eye, most prominent in upper left quadrant, behind the head of the figure at left.
• 4 JAPANESE SHIN-HANGA WOODBLOCK PRINTS
  4 JAPANESE SHIN-HANGA WOODBLOCK PRINTS INCL. SHIRO, SHO...1st item: Kasamatsu Shiro (Japan, 1898-1991) color woodblock print entitled Pagoda in Evening Rain and depicting a tall pagoda during a rain shower at dusk. A woman or bijin walks through the foreground and holds an umbrella, with embossing to umbrella and figure's hands. Published by Shozaburo Watanabe with the publisher's "D" seal, used 1931-1941, lower-right margin. With Shiro's seal in image, lower right. Inscribed in pencil on window mat "Original Print," "Pagoda in Rain" and "Shiro." Stamped "Made in Japan" en verso. Window mat with printed logo of Shima Art Company en verso. Housed under glass in an ebonized wood frame with gilt inset and black mat with tan reveal. Sheet: 15 1/4" H x 10 1/2" W. Plate: 14 1/4" H x 9 1/2" W. Frame: 25 3/16" H x 19 5/16" W. 2nd item: Hiroaki Takahashi, called Shotei (Japan, 1871-1945), color woodblock print entitled Moon Rising at Nokizaki and depicting a woman and child before a body of water and beneath a full moon. The reflection of the moon illuminates the water while a figure seen in silhouette leads a horse past a distant building. With delicate bokashi or block shading Published by Shozaburo Watanabe, c. 1935. Inscribed in pencil on window mat "Mother and Child Admiring for the Moon" and "Hiroaki." Stamped "Made in Japan" en verso. Window mat is from the original dealer, the Shima Art Company, New York, and is stamped "Epworth Highroad / Issue [blank]" en verso. Unframed. Sheet: 15" H x 6 5/8" W. Image: 14 3/4" H x 6 3/8" W. Note: E.T. Shima had a shop in Nashville before moving to New York in 1905. His Shima Art Company specialized in selling Japanese prints to American collectors. 3rd item: 20th c. woodblock print after Utagawa Hiroshige, also Ando Hiroshige (Japan, 1797-1858), entitled Harima Province, Maiko Beach, from Hiroshige's Famous Places in the 60-odd Provinces series. Housed under glass in a gilt and black wooden frame with green mat and red reveal. Sight: 13 1/2" H x 8 1/2" W. Frame: 10 1/2" H x 15 3/4" W. 4th item: 20th c. woodblock print after Utagawa Hiroshige, also Ando Hiroshige (Japan, 1797-1858), entitled Monkey Bridge, Kai Province, from Hiroshige's Famous Places in the 60-odd Provinces series. With old Art Lore gallery label on backing. Housed under glass in a gilt and black wooden frame with green mat and red reveal. Sight: 13 1/2" H x 8 1/2" W. Frame: 10 1/2" H x 15 3/4" 5th item: Japanese Watercolor on silk painting depicting flowers growing in a rocky landscape. Silk: 24" H x 18" W. Backing: 30" H x 21 1/2" W. Note: Silk is unmounted and backed by fragile original sales paper with note: "Painter M. Kaneko / Wafudo Co. Ltd." Mid 20th century. Condition: 1st item: Overall very good condition. Slight fading and toning throughout, with slight mat burn 1/8" into image along left and right margins. Mounted to backing with pinpoints of glue to left and right corners of sheet's upper edge. 2nd item: Even toning to sheet. 3-4th items: Excellent condition, with minor wear to frames. Not examined outside of frames. 5th item: Paper is very fragile, with tears and losses, but silk painting is in very good condition.
• CHINESE SILK PAINTING, BOYS FLYING KITEQing
  CHINESE SILK PAINTING, BOYS FLYING KITEQing Dynasty, 19th century watercolor on silk painting depicting boys flying a kite in an outdoor landscape setting. Matted and framed under glass in a faux bronze finish frame. Image - 11 1/2" H x 10 1/2" W. Frame - 25" H x 19"W. Condition: Overall very good condition with a few light spots of discoloration, two tiny holes upper left corner. Tiny hole to silk edge binding lower left.
• WAH KEE WU OIL ON SILK PAINTINGWah Kee
  WAH KEE WU OIL ON SILK PAINTINGWah Kee Wu (20th century). Oil on silk painting in traditional Chinese style with romantic overtones depicting flowering branches leaning over a pond with birds resting and fish swimming in the water. Signed along the upper left. Wah Kee Wu was the protege of Hiroshi Honda, the foremost exponent of the Bokkotsu School. Wu is noted for his exquisite ornithological rendering in the natural environment. Unframed; height: 56 in x width: 18 in. Framed; height: 57 1/4 in x width: 19 1/4 in. Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• 19TH/20TH CHINESE SILK PAINTING OF A
  19TH/20TH CHINESE SILK PAINTING OF A LADY19th/20th century Chinese painting depicting a finely dressed woman floating amongst clouds. Ink and color on silk. Sight; height: 45 1/2 in x width: 35 1/2 in. Framed; height: 51 1/2 in x width: 41 1/4 in. Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• EIGHT PIECE GROUPING OF ASIAN ARTEight
  EIGHT PIECE GROUPING OF ASIAN ARTEight Piece Grouping of Asian Art to include, two watercolor of flowers having red signature stamps Meredith Howard "Australian Hairtails" woodblock signed "Howard" lower left along with red signature stamp a mixed media hand painted silk of a geisha two silk paintings of a geisha, one of cherry blossoms along with an Indo Persian horse watercolor among others etc.. largest size 39" x 11" Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past. Condition: Reports are available by request and answered in the order they are received starting the week of the sale. Our online buyers premium is 28%.
• PICHHAVAI HINDU PAINTING, WEDDING SCENE,
  PICHHAVAI HINDU PAINTING, WEDDING SCENE, GOUACHEPichhavai Hindu Painting, Wedding Scene with sacred cows border, Gouache on Silk Painting, vibrant colors (DHAL2946)(MM) Dimensions: Framed 46 x 70 Condition: Some staining in areas horizontal tear to upper right hand corner
• THREE INK PAINTINGS, 20TH COne of two
  THREE INK PAINTINGS, 20TH COne of two scholars under a tree signed and after Pu Ru (??, 1896-1963). One of a cat signed and after Xu Beihong (???, 1895–1953). A third signed and after Huang Binhong (???, 1865-1955). Ink and color on paper, mounted and unframed. This lot is offered together with a ink on silk painting of a Monkey in a traditioanl style. (PINC2-1220)(PR) Dimensions: 11" x 17 1/2" image; and 10 1/2" x 15 1/2" image
• ASIAN SIX-PANEL PAINTED FOLDING SCREENKorean
  ASIAN SIX-PANEL PAINTED FOLDING SCREENKorean or Japanese, 19th century, folding frame with six silk brocade lined panels with ink and color silk painting of birds on branches, approximately 60-3/4 x 99-1/4 in. Condition: staining, fading, and scattered losses to silk paintings, some small tears, staining, and losses to silk lining, frame with light wear and abrasions
• 19TH C. JAPANESE SILK SCROLL BY UKITA
  19TH C. JAPANESE SILK SCROLL BY UKITA IKKEIUkita Ikkei (Japanese, 1795-1859). A beautiful 19th century silk painting mounted as a scroll by Ukita Ikkei, a significant figure in the revival of yamato-e painting, a revered Japanese form of court painting. The distinctly Japanese birdseye view composition features a nobleman who is reading to a young child, the pair sitting on tatami mats within an edifice. Petite pine trees, bamboo, and plum blossoms are presented in the landscape behind the building. The artist's signature and red stamp seal are on the lower right. The painting has an upper and lower, tone-on-tone golden floral border and is surrounded by a gold on mauve floral border. Size of painting: 35.5" L x 15.75" W (90.2 cm x 40 cm) Size of full scroll: 46.5" L x 21.125" W (118.1 cm x 53.7 cm) According to Patricia J. Graham's article in Grove Art Online, Ukita Ikkei "was an official painter for the imperial court in Kyoto, a waka (31-syllable form) poet and a fervent loyalist, supporting the re-establishment of imperial rule against the Tokugawa shogunate. Ikkei was active at the close of the Edo period (1600–1868). He expressed his political opinions in his paintings, which, though closely modelled on Yamatoe paintings of the Heian (794–1185) and Kamakura (1185–1333) periods (see Japan §VI 3., (iii)), included explicit satires on the contemporary political scene. As a result of his paintings and a speech he wrote questioning the future of the country, he was imprisoned in 1858. Released in 1859, he died shortly afterwards from an illness he had contracted in prison." Ukita Ikkei's "Courtiers Admiring a Waterfall" scroll painting sold for $1700 at Christie's New York - September 18, 2008 lot 205A. Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection; acquired 1960 to 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #163700 Condition: Mauve border shows some fading and age wear. Separation between dowels and scroll with some tears/losses. Fabric backing flanking mauve fabric has losses to edges, stains, creases, and there is a repair to the upper end with patch on verso. Painting shows toning, stains, and a few fissures/punctures commensurate with age.