Lot Essay
This painting is an example of Kanzan's involvement with morotai a melding of Western and Japanese styles of painting that used layers of color to define the composition in an almost Impressionistic manner.
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SHIMOMURA KANZAN (1873-1930)
Yoshino in rain
Signed Kanzan and sealed Kanzan--ink and color on silk, mounted as a hanging scroll
50 3/4 x 16 1/2in. (129 x 42cm.)
Two wood storage boxes, the inner box titled Yoshino ame no, signed Kanzan ki and sealed Kanzan, also signed Kiyoyuki kan and sealed
Yoshino in rain
Signed Kanzan and sealed Kanzan--ink and color on silk, mounted as a hanging scroll
50 3/4 x 16 1/2in. (129 x 42cm.)
Two wood storage boxes, the inner box titled Yoshino ame no, signed Kanzan ki and sealed Kanzan, also signed Kiyoyuki kan and sealed