19th May, 2023 13:00
HŌEN (1804 – 1867)
Edo period, 19th Century
Puppies
A Japanese hanging scroll painting, kakejiku, ink and colour on paper, depicting two puppies at play, inscribed with a sealed poem to the left, signed Hōen and sealed, together with a fitted box
27.5cm high, 70cm long (3)
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PROVENANCE:
English Private Collection, acquired from Hiroshi Yanagi at Tokyo Gallery, Kyoto in the 1990s
Hōen (1804 – 1867), born Nishiyama Seishō, is one of the most talented pupils of Matsumura Keibun and a top Maruyama Shijō school painter of his time.
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