| | Stockno.: | S01-091 | Artist: | Kishi Chikudō 竹堂 岸 (1826-1897) | Description: | Tiger. Painted in 1854 for the Imperial palace.
Pupil of Kano Eigaku (1790-1867) and Kishi Renzan (1805-1859). Particularly specialized in painting tigers. In his life Chikudo, Mori Kansai (1814-1894) and Kono Bairei (1844-1895) were regarded as the three great painters of Kyoto. | Signed: | Signed and sealed | Size: | 140,6 x 48,6 cm. (195 x 65,8) | Condition: | Silk. Waterstain in the top right corner of the mounting. Small stain within the upper part of the image. Slight damage to the left and right edges of the mounting. | Price: | Euro 6600 SOLD | Reference: | Roberts, A dictionary of Japanese Artists. New York 1976. p.13. Mitchell, C.H. A bibliography... Los Angeles 1972. p.32. Conant, E.P. Nihonga. New York 1995. p.308. | | | |
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