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Moon, Gourds, and Insects

Moon, Gourds, and Insects

1761 - 1828

Attributed to Sakai Hōitsu 酒井抱一

Japanese

This is the right scroll from a pair of hanging scrolls created as a coordinated set. It depicts a vine of blossoming white evening glories suspended before a full moon. The scene is further embellished with an exquisite rendering of a black moth clinging to a large pod dangling from the evening glory. Executed in ink, color, and gold pigments on silk, the painting includes an artist’s signature and seal in the lower right corner.

Right scroll from a pair of hanging scrolls; ink, color and gold pigment on silk

Edo period, 1615-1868

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