Live Auction 2596Japanese Art & Design Including Arts of The Samurai
A Pair of Two-Panel Screens
Lot 328

A Pair of Two-Panel Screens

SHOWA PERIOD (20TH CENTURY)

Closed9 November 2011

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GBP 5,625

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A Pair of Two-Panel Screens
Showa Period (20th century)
Ink, colour and gold paint on paper, with a scene from the Heiki Monogatari, signed Hideo hitsu and sealed Morofuji and Hideyo (see opposite)
Each 152 x 142cm. (2)

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This scene from the second battle of the Uji river (1184) depicts the Minamoto rivals Sasaki Takatsuna and Kajiwara Genda racing to see who will be the first across the river to engage the Taira forces.