SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TANZAKU (POEM CARD) WITH URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTING) OF A GOURD 瓢箪図漆絵短冊 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1870–1890 Lacquer on paper with flakes of gold and silver, mounted on silver-backed card, depicting a partial view of a natural gourd, fitted with a red silk cord and a stopper; signed Zeshin 是真 with seal Reisai 令哉 35cm × 5.7cm (13¾in × 2¼in) Arched wood storage box with gold maki-e inscription Tanzaku Zeshin hitsu たんざく 是真筆 (Tanzaku brushed by Zeshin) (2) Provenance: Sold in these Rooms, 5 November 2014, lot 9 Fußnoten For an example of an actual gourd fitted with a red silk cord, lacquered by Zeshin with a springtime dandelion design, see Nezu Bijutsukan 2012, cat. no. 30.
SHIBATA ZESHIN 柴田是真 (1807–1891) TANZAKU (POEM CARD) WITH URUSHI-E (LACQUER PAINTING) OF A GOURD 瓢箪図漆絵短冊 Meiji era (1868–1912), circa 1870–1890 Lacquer on paper with flakes of gold and silver, mounted on silver-backed card, depicting a partial view of a natural gourd, fitted with a red silk cord and a stopper; signed Zeshin 是真 with seal Reisai 令哉 35cm × 5.7cm (13¾in × 2¼in) Arched wood storage box with gold maki-e inscription Tanzaku Zeshin hitsu たんざく 是真筆 (Tanzaku brushed by Zeshin) (2) Provenance: Sold in these Rooms, 5 November 2014, lot 9 Fußnoten For an example of an actual gourd fitted with a red silk cord, lacquered by Zeshin with a springtime dandelion design, see Nezu Bijutsukan 2012, cat. no. 30.
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