Shijô
Quails and hagiSigned: Seiki
Seals: Seiki
Technique: colours on silk 106,1 x 41,4
Mounting: purple damask and sand coloured silk 182,5 x 52,2
Condition: flaws at the top of the mounting, otherwise very good
Seiki is considered to have been the best pupil of Matsumura Keibun (1780-1844). His landscapes though show much influence of Okamura Toyohiko's (1773-1845). The best of both assembled in one.
Reference:
Roberts p. 140
Araki p. 1784
Kyoto '98 # 4-2, 5, 13, 18, 5-21, 8-2
Hillier '74 pp. 326-327 (# 253-255)
Price: ON REQUEST
