Hanging scroll paintings (2) - Paper - Suzuki Shōnen (1848-1918) - Very fine diptych 'Sun and pine and moon and ume', signed - including inscribed tomobako - Japan - Late 19th century/Early 20th century (Meiji period)
Suzuki Shonen was a nihonga painter from Meiji -Taisho period, born in 1848. He was the eldest son of Suzuki Hyakunen, a Kyoto artist who worked in the Shijo and Nanga styles, Suzuki Shonen started his training at a tender age and became head of the Northern Division of the Kyoto Prefecture Painting School in 1881, when he was only 32. His career prospered and he went on to win prizes at many later-Meiji-era domestic and international exhibitions, including the first Domestic Industrial in 1877, the first Domestic Painting Competitive Exhibition in 1882, the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago (1893) , and the Paris Exposition Universelle (1900) . He died in 1918, when he was 70 years old.
With original inscribed tomobako.
Roller end: wood.
Measurements:
Scroll: 187 x 61 cm
Picture: 103 x 49 cm
Very good condition, there are signs of wear due to age and normal use, stains, marks, scratches; please, see pictures for actual condition.
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Suzuki Shonen was a nihonga painter from Meiji -Taisho period, born in 1848. He was the eldest son of Suzuki Hyakunen, a Kyoto artist who worked in the Shijo and Nanga styles, Suzuki Shonen started his training at a tender age and became head of the Northern Division of the Kyoto Prefecture Painting School in 1881, when he was only 32. His career prospered and he went on to win prizes at many later-Meiji-era domestic and international exhibitions, including the first Domestic Industrial in 1877, the first Domestic Painting Competitive Exhibition in 1882, the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago (1893) , and the Paris Exposition Universelle (1900) . He died in 1918, when he was 70 years old.
With original inscribed tomobako.
Roller end: wood.
Measurements:
Scroll: 187 x 61 cm
Picture: 103 x 49 cm
Very good condition, there are signs of wear due to age and normal use, stains, marks, scratches; please, see pictures for actual condition.
Registered shipping with tracking number, well packed for safe and fast delivering!
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Time, Location
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