Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991), The Great Lantern of the Senso Temple, Asakusa, artist signature and seal lower right, Watanabe seal lower left, oban tate-e, sheet 15-1/4 x 10-1/4 in.; Shuho Yamakawa (1898-1944), Beauty and the Full Moon, artist's signature and seal upper right, oban tate-e, sheet 14-7/8 x 9-1/2 in.; Ito Sozan (fl. 1919-1926), Black Birds, artist's signature and seal lower left, sheet 10 x 6-3/4 in.; Senso-ji Temple at Asakusa, 15-1/4 x 10-7/8 in.; all unframed; Shunsen Natori (1886-1960), Matsumoto Koshiro as The White Bearded Ikkyu, artist's signature and seal, mica ground, sight 14-3/8 x 9-5/8 in.; framed, 18-3/4 x 13-1/2 in. - Provenance: Lifetime Collection of a Kentucky Lady
Condition
Great Lantern hinged in on paper jacket; Black Birds tacked in at top right corner on mat, light toning; Beauty with some toning and creasing, especially to edges; Senso-ji tacked in on mat at lower right corner, loss to upper right corner, mat with significant losses at corners; Matsumoto not examined out of frame, some losses to mica; frame with light wear and abrasions