Shijô
Moored ships covered with snowSigned: Ippô
Seals: Keishi
Technique: colours on silk 108,4 x 41,9
Mounting: dark blue gold damask and beige silk 191 x 57,6
Condition: aged: a little toned and minor flaws, otherwise good
Ippô lived in Osaka. He studied under Mori Tetsuzan (1775-1841), who later adopted him. He was one of the outstanding painters of the third generation Maruyama-Shijô painters. About 1850, he executed some of the paintings for fusuma, sliding doors, of the imperial palace.
Reference:
Roberts p. 55
Araki p. 24
Hillier p. 264 (# 204-207)
Kansai # 236 ff
Price: ON REQUEST
