A Painting of a Rat and Daikon by Nishimura, Goun 西村 五雲 (1877 - 1938)

Rat with daikon

Signed: Goun saku Sealed: Goun Date: ca. 1920 Size: 131.5 x 63.7 cms (mounting) 39 x 50.2 cms (painting)

52 x 25 inch (mounting) 15 x 20 inch (painting) Technique: colours (and gofun) on silk Condition: Chûberi (middle part) of green & gold silk brocade, top & bottom of blue-green silk, beige & gold ichimonji and futai. Ivory rollers, original titled, signed and sealed double box. Very good overal condition.

Literature: Roberts, p. 120, and in most reference works dealing with 20th century Japanese paintings.

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