Ishikawa Tairo / Two hanging scrolls of Tiger and Dragon
2025年2月15日

Kato Eishu
【The tiger】

Eishu specialized in painting flowers, birds and animals. His brushwork is soft, and you can feel his delicate gaze and warmth towards living creatures. This tiger is no different, and rather than being ferocious, it seems relaxed, as if it is yawning leisurely.
Number
D-107
Title
The tiger
Artist
Kato Eishu
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed (signed by painter)
Size : W 41 × H 124.5 cm (Image) ・ W 53.5 × H 197.5 cm (Mount)
Painted in 1915 at the age of 43.
Condition: slightly stained on the image
Artist History
Kato Eishu (1873-1939) was a Japanese painter. He was born in Aichi Prefecture. He first studied under Okumura Sekiran in Nagoya. After entering the Kyoto Prefectural School of Art in 1890, he studied under Kono Bairei, Kishi Chikudo, and Takeuchi Seiho. He also studied Japanese and Chinese customs under Tomioka Tessai. He was active in the Bunten and Teiten exhibitions, and excelled in flowers, birds, and animals.
Price
250,000yen

Kato Eishu
【The tiger】

Eishu specialized in painting flowers, birds and animals. His brushwork is soft, and you can feel his delicate gaze and warmth towards living creatures. This tiger is no different, and rather than being ferocious, it seems relaxed, as if it is yawning leisurely.
Number
D-107
Title
The tiger
Artist
Kato Eishu
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed (signed by painter)
Size : W 41 × H 124.5 cm (Image) ・ W 53.5 × H 197.5 cm (Mount)
Painted in 1915 at the age of 43.
Condition: slightly stained on the image
Artist History
Kato Eishu (1873-1939) was a Japanese painter. He was born in Aichi Prefecture. He first studied under Okumura Sekiran in Nagoya. After entering the Kyoto Prefectural School of Art in 1890, he studied under Kono Bairei, Kishi Chikudo, and Takeuchi Seiho. He also studied Japanese and Chinese customs under Tomioka Tessai. He was active in the Bunten and Teiten exhibitions, and excelled in flowers, birds, and animals.
Price
250,000yen

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