a painting of a bird flying over a mountain with trees
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71 - KAMEDA BÔSAI (1752–1826)
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Estimate €100 - €200
Description
KAMEDA BÔSAI (1752–1826) A kakejiku in ink and light colours on paper, depicting a lively landscape with a scholar in a pavilion. Signed Suisui koji, with two seals: Bôsai kyôsô, ‘Bôsai, the old madman’; Tahei suimin, ‘Great Peace intoxicates the people’. (Slight creases). Japan, Edo period, early 19th century. AN INK AND COLOUR KAKEJIKU OF A LANDSCAPE, BY BÔSAI, JAPAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY. DIM. 132 X 49.5 CM (52 X 19 1/2 IN.) About the artist: Bôsai was a Confucian scholar, poet and part-time painter. At the age of 60, he was disavowed by the government for criticising the Neo-Confucianism of Xuzi, which was advocated by the shogunate. He subsequently lost all his pupils and sank into alcoholism. This painting dates from that period.
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About the sale THE BERNARD ROUSSEAU COLLECTION – DRAWINGS BY HOKUSAI, PAINTINGS FROM JAPAN AND CHINA
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 3:30 PM
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