WANTANABE SHOTEI (1851-1918) WOODBLOCK DUCKS
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Watanabe Shotei Woodblock - Ducks in the Rushes. Old Label on the back reads imported from Japan by the J.B. Millet Company, Boston. Watanabe Shotei aka Watanabe Seitei (1851 - 1918) was a Nihonga painter and one of the first to visit Europe, attending the 1878 International Exhibition in Paris and being awarded a medal. Shotei blended Western realism with the delicate colours and washes of the Kikuchi Yosai school, introducing a new approach to kachoga or kacho (bird and flower painting). Measures 14.50x16.50 in the frame. Wt. 2 pds 13 oz. PROVENANCE: The estate of a Litchfield Connecticut Antique and Fine Art Dealer.
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WANTANABE SHOTEI (1851-1918) WOODBLOCK DUCKS
Estimate $145 - $245
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