Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 271
A LITHOGRAPH PRINT BY ELIZABETH KEITH (1887-1956) 20TH CENTURY Depicting two Korean court...
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A LITHOGRAPH PRINT BY ELIZABETH KEITH (1887-1956)
20TH CENTURY
Depicting two Korean court musicians in traditional outfits, one playing the flute and the other the gayageum, a zither-like instrument with twelve strings, signed in pencil Elizabeth Keith and numbered 30/50, 40cm x 27cm.
Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956) was a Scottish artist who specialised in print-making and watercolours. She was significantly influenced by her extensive travels in Asia, producing many portraits of Japanese, Korean and Chinese people engaged in daily activities.