Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018

Lot 833

A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING MEIJI 1868-1912 In ink on fabric

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £280

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Description

A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING

MEIJI 1868-1912

In ink on fabric, depicting a hunter tying up a large boar in a rocky landscape with pine above them, a gun at his feet, inscribed Gakyojin Hokusai ga to the side, a dedication in pen written under the picture and reading 'Respectful and Dear Dr Dara, I was Long Long Hunting, From Manchuria Sept. 1931, 18 years; North China, July 1937, 12 years; Second World War, Dec.1941, 8 years; Atom Aug. 1945, 4 years; Now as it is. Your friend, R. Matsumoto, Day of New Year 1950', the picture 41cm x 32.8cm.