JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

650
IOKI BUNSAI (1863-1906)
Nikko
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
A watercolor on paper depicting a monk seated
on the base of a stone lantern taking a break
from sweeping before a large temple gate,
signed Bunsai Ioki, together with the title, on the
recto
13 1/4 x 20in (33.5 x 50.6cm)
$2,000 - 3,000
650
651
IOKI BUNSAI (1863-1906)
Nikko Toshogu Honden
Meiji era (1868-1912)
A painting in oil on canvas of a green-robed
Shinto priest descending the stairs in front
of the Karamon gate of the main hall of the
central shrine at Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, each
architectural element modeled in realistic detail;
signed B. IOKI and dated 1893
27 1/2 x 39in (69.8 x 99cm)
$7,000 - 9,000
651
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