Kiyonobu Torii II (1702-1752) - Lot 30

Kiyonobu Torii II (1702-1752) Kosekiko (Huang Shigong) crosses a bridge on her dappled horse. On this leaf, the left-hand page of the diptych, Kosekiko crosses a bridge on horseback, holding a scroll in her right hand. On the right-hand page (missing here), Choryo should have been shown riding a dragon, offering Kosekiko the sandal that has fallen into the river. Unsigned. Naka-ya publisher's seal. Kakemono format: 53.2 x 30.7 cm (left leaf of a diptych) Framed under glass Provenance: from the Vever collection (II, 8). Bibliography: Tokyo National Museum, vol. I, 70 (reproduces right leaf of diptych) - Ukiyo-e Zenshu, vol. I, pl. 25 - Vever collection, 1st part, no. 6, reproduces the entire diptych (Iga-ya edition)