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Ohashi Suiseki, Resting tiger, Japanese watercolor on silk, Japan circa 1900

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Ohashi Suiseki, Resting tiger, watercolor on silk, circa 1900 Midori Ohashi (Ohashi Suiseki, April 1865 -August 31, 1945 ) is a Japanese painter who was active in Japan from the middle of the Meiji era to the early Showa era. His real name was Usaburo and he studied under the great painters, Amano Hoko and Watanabe Shoka in Kyoto. He began from painting in the Nanga style (Japanese literati painting) then shifted to primary observation methods painting /drawing from life. While he loved to draw animals, he is best known and most beloved for his works of tigers. Opening new doors for Japanese art, his vanguard aesthetic was widely celebrated. With this, he was rewarded the Gold Award at, both, the 1900 Exposition Universelle (Paris World Exposition) and the 1910 Japan–British Exhibition. Former scroll mounting with silk, modern wood frame. Size of the painting : 108 x 41,5 cm Total size : 132 x 60 cm
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 51.97 in (132 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
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    1900
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  • Seller Location:
    PARIS, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6491238878402
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