Ueda Tangai (1863-1939) & HakuunNanga/sometsuke
Set of 2 futatsu meshiwan, Covered rice bowls - Matsu, pineSigned: Tangai sha
Seals: Hakuun
Technique: Kyoyaki sometsuke, porcelain with a cobalt blue underglaze decoration Ø 11 x 5.5 (9.5 x 2.5)
Condition: fine
The inscription reads: 朝鶴聲琴 Chô kaku koe kin. The voice of the crane in the morning makes a sound like a koto
Ueda Tangai was a Nanga painter from Kyoto. In his early youth he studied painting under Kaziyama Kyuko (1814-1870) in Tokyo.
Reference:
Araki p. 366
Price: EUR 200 / USD 238