Sale 219 Lot 526

JAPANESE FRAMED SILK SCROLL PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO TAKI KATEI Framed late edo-period Japanese hanging scroll painting on silk attributed to the imperial court artist Taki Katei (1830–1901); it depicts an arrangement of sea bream, fish, and crabs beneath a decorated vase holding flowering plum branches. Delicate ink and color washes with the artist's calligraphic signature and red seals. Framed. Not examined out of frame. 5'2" x 2'1".

Note: The Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. possesses a similar painting by the same artist.
$300-500