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Hideo Morofuji - Samurai screen pair browse these categories for related items... All Items: Hidden:Viewable: Pre 1940: item # 971976
zen-zen0 76-16 Tenno-cho, Okazaki, Sakkyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8335 075-771-9190 SOLD |
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| Dating to the 1930's, the two-fold screen pair depicts the legendary samurai general Yoshitsune crossing the Uji river to attack the Taira forces in 1184. The rushing water of the Uji river anchors the foreground and stands in stark contrast to the deftly brushed background fading into the mist. Lightly applied gold flecks simultaneously highlight and veil the scene. The warriors and their horses have been painted with great realism in a myriad of pigments. Painted on paper. The screens are signed Hideo, with the top seal reading Morofuji and the lower seal Hideo. Hideo Morofuji was from Fukuoka originally though he later lived in Otsu. He was a student of Inokai Shokoku (d.1940) and Domoto Insho (1891-1975). The screens are in very good original condition. Each screen stands 60'' high and measures 56'' across (153 by 143 cm). | |||||||||||||||
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