Untitled surimono

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[Untitled surimono]

[Harada], Keigaku [sealed in the block by].

[Edo (Tōkyō)], Kinotomi [1845].

A dancer dressed as an ogre-like creature encounters a snake in this surimono by Harada Keigaku (1803-1885). This scene appears in the bugaku (music and dance) composition Genjōraku in which the dancer celebrates the discovery of a snake, an important medicinal food source, with an ecstatic dance. Keigaku studied painting under Shijō School artist Okamoto Toyohiko (1773-1845) in Kyoto, then later under Suzuki Nanrei (1775-1844) in Edo (Tokyo).

One ōbōsho surimono, complete. Folds, browning, light stains, and marks. Very minor bleeding to colour pigments. Slight oxidisation to metallic pigments. Washi paper repair to central crease on verso. Possibly also mounted on very thin washi. 34.4 x 54.4 cm.

Untitled surimono
Price: $240.00 (USD)