Yoshitsugu Haizan (1846-1915) Nanga LandscapeSigned: Heidai Dokuhi Haizan Seals: Kaisei Dokuhi, Haizan, Kôshi seifu zankan meigetsu (bot) &.. .. (top) Technique: colours on satin 133,5 x 44 Date: Spring of 1912 Mounting: white crushed paper 207 x 51,5 Box: Inscribed in 1928 by Shôdô Itsujin Condition: lighty creased, otherwise very good The poem reads: The old fisherman angling on the waves and tightens his rain cape shut The river is cold and the waterfall has dried up Distant mountains look old and shiny (HK) Haizan was the son of a minor Nanga painter from Fukuoka, Kyûshû. In his early years he studied calligraphy with Hirose Tansô (1782-1856). In Kyoto he became a pupil of Nakanishi Kôseki (1807-1884). In 1871 he injured his right hand and only could use his left and called him self Hidaraite (left hand). In 1878 he went to China to study painting. Reference: Roberts p. 204 Araki p. 1521 Hempel '98 p. 163 WAS: € 1.450,- ($ 1,565) Price: SOLD | |