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A SCROLL PAINTING OF A MANZAI DANCER, AFTER MATSUMARA GOSHUN, c. 1900s A SCROLL PAINTING OF A MANZAI DANCER, AFTER MATSUMARA GOSHUN, c. 1900s Japan, late 19th to early 20th century Ink and watercolors on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll on a paper frame with wooden handles. Depicting a manzai performer dancing his whimsical dance, with one hand outstretched and clutched around a fan. Inscriptions: Inscribed and signed ‘Gekkei’ 月渓 with a seal. Inscribed to the box, ‘Gogekkeishun shoga’ 呉月渓春書画 . Image SIZE 93 x 27.3 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 179 x 39 cm Condition: Good condition with wear, browning of paper, and some creasing. The frame with usual traces of wear and age. Matsumura Goshun (1752-1811), sometimes also referred to as Matsumura Gekkei, was a Japanese painter of the Edo period and founder of the Shijo school of painting. He was a disciple of the painter and poet Yosa Buson (1716–1784), a master of Japanese southern school painting. With a wood tomobako storage box. (2)

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A SCROLL PAINTING OF A MANZAI DANCER, AFTER MATSUMARA GOSHUN, c. 1900s A SCROLL PAINTING OF A MANZAI DANCER, AFTER MATSUMARA GOSHUN, c. 1900s Japan, late 19th to early 20th century Ink and watercolors on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll on a paper frame with wooden handles. Depicting a manzai performer dancing his whimsical dance, with one hand outstretched and clutched around a fan. Inscriptions: Inscribed and signed ‘Gekkei’ 月渓 with a seal. Inscribed to the box, ‘Gogekkeishun shoga’ 呉月渓春書画 . Image SIZE 93 x 27.3 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 179 x 39 cm Condition: Good condition with wear, browning of paper, and some creasing. The frame with usual traces of wear and age. Matsumura Goshun (1752-1811), sometimes also referred to as Matsumura Gekkei, was a Japanese painter of the Edo period and founder of the Shijo school of painting. He was a disciple of the painter and poet Yosa Buson (1716–1784), a master of Japanese southern school painting. With a wood tomobako storage box. (2)

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