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Style: Showa
Sparrows, Sumi-e Ink on Paper, Signed Kahô, Japan, 1919 (#000036)
Sparrows, Sumi-e Ink on Paper, Signed Kahô, Japan, 1919 (#000036)

Sparrows, Sumi-e Ink on Paper, Signed Kahô, Japan, 1919 (#000036)

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Nakajima Kahô (1866-1939) Sparrows Ink on paper Signed: Kahô sha and dated: Taishô, Year of the Sheep, early spring Japan. Kyoto, early spring 1919 Maruyama School painting 31.8...

Category

1910s Showa Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Heron in the stream (#002591)
Heron in the stream (#002591)

Heron in the stream (#002591)

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Gyokusen Mochizuki (1834-1913) Heron (sagi) in the stream Ink drawing (sumi-e) Shijō-Maruyama School Ink and light color on paper Japan, 19th / beginning 20th century 29.5 x 38.9 cm

Category

1910s Showa Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Morning Glory in a flower pot, sumi-e ink, scroll (#000721)

Morning Glory in a flower pot, sumi-e ink, scroll (#000721)

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Nakajima Kaho (1866-1939) Morning Glory (Asagao) in a flower pot with haiku. “The morning sun is here. The flowers reveal their beauty, just as the sun has created them, day after da...

Category

Early 20th Century Showa Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

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