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Subject:Re: 16 arhat: who painted this curious scroll?
Posted By: I.Nagy Sun, Oct 24, 2021
Inscription,
書畫與琴棊 同牀觧笑眉
Calligraphers, painters, zither players and qi (board game) players, are sharing the same ground with smiling faces
Signature,
琴泉三矢榮 - Kinsen Mitsuya Ei
Upper seal,
三矢榮 - Mitsuya Ei
Lower seal,
琴泉 - Kinsen
Leisure seal,
栄辱巿關所 - Eijoku sekisho mawaru - Honor and shame pass through checking stations
Inscription on the box lid,
甲子畫筆之圖 - Picture painted in the Year of Wood-Rat (1924)
三矢琴泉 - Mitsuya Kinsen
Upper seal,
三矢榮 - Mitsuya Ei
Lower seal,
琴泉 - Kinsen
Mitsuya Kinsen 三矢琴泉 1873-1946
Original given name was Ei(zaburo) 榮(三郎)
Nanga style painter, studied under Hata Kinseki (秦金石) 1855-1943
This short biographic information was gleaned from a couple of Japanese websites.
I remain indebted with the reading of the starting seal for the time being.
With regards,
I.Nagy
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