- Kakei (19th century) - Lot 332

- Kakei (19th century) Paper, brush and inkstone. On a red mat, a slab of inkstone, a brush and a tanzaku, a strip of strong paper. A New Year's decoration is partly visible in the upper left-hand corner. Date: 1866 (year of the tiger). Signed Kakei. Artist's seal: Yasunobu. Surimono shikishiban: 17.8 x 23.7 cm - Hodai Sato (active between 1833 and 1870) Yellow butterflies and New Year's decoration wo butterflies fly near a willow branch. Next to them, a bamboo stem and a camellia flower. Date: 1864 (year of the rat) Signed Hodai. Hodai artist's seal Surimono shikishiban: 17.8 x 23.8 cm - Baishu Tamate (active 1850-1860) Two young boys and a dog wo young boys are tormenting a small dog running with a valley rope around its neck. One of the children threatens the animal with his bow. Date: (1862) year of the dog Signed Baishu. Surimono shikishiban: 17.7 x 23.7 cm - Ippo Saito (active circa 1810) Susuki (Asian grass) and Kazura (climbing plant). n the left side of the print are inscribed haiku poems (poem in seventeen syllables). Signed Ippo. Surimono shikishiban: 17.7 x 25.4 cm This surimono was probably published for the anniversary of the death of one of the artist's friends, and the accompanying haiku were probably composed for the occasion at a gathering of friends. The set.