SUZUKI KASON (1860-1919)

SUZUKI KASON (1860-1919)
DAIKON AND RATS
MEIJI /TAISHO, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

A Japanese kakejiku (hanging scroll painting), ink and colour on silk, of five plump rats feasting on a large daikon, signed and sealed Gyoyu, framed and glazed, the painting 95cm x 40.5cm.

WITHOUT RESERVE

Suzuki Kason became famous in the West in the early 20th century, and was then considered the best-known Japanese artist since Hokusai. He exhibited works at international exhibitions including at the Paris Exposition Universelle (1900) where he won a bronze medal, and at the Japan-British Exhibition of 1910, where he was awarded the Gold Medal.