Nihonga
Diptych: 桜に鳩図 - Sakura ni hato - Cherry blossom and pigeon & 野菊に虫図 - nogiku ni mushi - Wild camomile and insectSigned: Seitei
Seals: Seitei
Technique: colours on paper 129,5 x 30,3 (2x)
Mounting: brown decorated damask and brown damask 222,5 x 46
Box: signed, double
Condition: very good
At the age of 16 Seitei entered the school of Kikuchi Yôsai without his father's permission. When he was 22 years old a friend of his father's, Watanabe Koshi, adopted him into the Watanabe family. In 1878 he travelled to Europe to make a survey of European Art and he exhibited some of his paintings in Paris, for which he received a silver medal. The same trip took him to America. After his return, he became editor of the Bijutsu Sekai, "Art of the World", abandoned the Yôsai methods and changed his style into this unmistakable style he is known for and which had a major influence on Mizuno Toshikata (1866-1908) and Kaburagi Kiyokata (1878-1973).
Reference:
Roberts p. 194
Araki p. 1476
Nenima-ku '99 # II-8, 9, 10,11
Conant p.329 (# 30, 45-46)
Berry '01 pp. 160-161 (# 68)
Price: ON REQUEST
