Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915) Ukiyo-e O-Kame leading the deer of JurĂ´jin, god of longeviyty, which is carrying the Jurojin attributesSigned: Kiyochika Seals: Hiroku Kiyochika Technique: colours on silk 124,2 X 41,5 Date: ca.1905-1910 Mounting: brown silk 198 X 55,1 Condition: very good Although Kiyochika produced a lot of paintings after 1900 they are quite rare; the Tokyo earthquake of 1923 destroyed a number of important collections of his paintings. Kiyochika settled in Tokyo in 1874. He studied art wih Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889), Shibata Zeshin (# 24) and the British painter and journalist Charles Wirgman (1832-1891). In the early 1880s, he turned to political and social satire and for more than twenty-five years he worked for a number of comic journals and newspapers. He was chief cartoonist in the satirical journal Marumaru Shimbun. Reference: Roberts p. 85 Henry Smith II p. 114-115 Price: ON REQUEST | |