Japanese Works of Art - 27th July 2021
Lot 396
SEI KOYANAGUI (1896-1948)
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2000
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Description
SEI KOYANAGUI (1896-1948)
TAISHO OR SHOWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY
Les Iris, oil on canvas, depicting seven flowers in a tall cylindrical vase decorated with chevrons and lappets, displayed on a table with a design of diamond shapes, in its original frame with flowers to the corners, signed lower left corner Koyanagui, 81.1 x 65.1cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Christie's London, Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture, 26th March 1985. A copy of the original invoice is available.