Nanga
Summer landscapeSigned: Chikugai
Seals: Chikugai
Technique: sumi on satin 20 x 31
Date: 1888 on a summers day
Mounting: blue grey damask and beige silk 110,5 x 36,6
Condition: lightly soiled, otherwise good
淡山幽隊 Tanzan yûtai - pale mountains, soft party
Before the Meiji restoration Chikugai was a feudal retainer in Fukuoka ready to start a military career with painting as a hobby. After the restoration he moved to Tokyo to devote himself to painting entirely. Later he went to Osaka where he became an important member of the Nanga painters circle.
Reference:
Roberts p. 43
Araki p. 636
Aburai p. 324
Price: EUR 650 / USD 806
