10. Nichôsai (1751-1802/3) Haiga Sake is heavenlySigned: Nichô & kaô Seals: Technique: Sumi and little pink on paper 32,3 x 39 Mounting: dark blue silk damask and decorated paper 112,5 x 49,4 Condition: old flaws and old restaurations, otherwise very good The inscription reads: 酒者天之美祿也 Sake mono ame kore biroku desu, Liquor is a pretty reward from heaven. Matsuya Heizaburô was a sake brewer and curio dealer in Osaka. Nichôsai was his art name. He was a comic writer; writing plays for the puppet theatre (bunraku), and a painter of kyôga – light-hearted comic pictures. Reference: Itami 2005 Roberts p. 60 Araki p. 811 Price: SOLD | |