Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026
Lot 842
A JAPANESE PAINTING BY HANABUSA ITCHŌ (1652-1724)
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £152
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Description
HANABUSA ITCHŌ (1652-1724)
TRAVELLERS IN THE RAIN
EDO PERIOD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
A Japanese kakejiku (hanging scroll painting), ink and colour on paper, with a long poem reading as 'Two blind men sharing a straw hat, Shouldering a biwa (lute) on their backs, Huddled in their robes to escape the rain, Rushing into the house of Tao'; together with a tomobako (wood box); signed Hanabusa Itchō and sealed Hokusōō (Old Man of the North Window) and Kyūkyōan; 52cm x 23.5cm. (2)