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Mochizuki Gyokkei (1874-1938)
Playing Cat
(Tawamureru Neko)
kakemono, ink and colors on silk; depicting a cat peering at a shrimp inside a clear glass bottle vase with a large blossoming peony, signed Gyokkei with one seal Gyokkei no in
Accompanied by wood storage box with title and authentification by the artist's son: tawamureru neko no zu (a painting of a playing cat), Gyokkei ou shin seki (authentic painting by Gyokkei), Mochizuki Gyokusei dai kan (titled and authenticated by Mochizuki Gyokusei [son of Gyokkei]), with one seal Gyokusei, and dated, Showa kinoto-u satsuki kichi shin (Showa elemental and zodiac year of 'younger brother earth' and 'hare' [1939], early May).
Born in Kyoto, Gyokkei was the 5th generation of artists of Mochizuki school, and studied painting with his father, Gyokusen. Gyokkei taught painting at Kyoto Fine Art University, and exhibited his work at the Paris Expo in 1900.
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painting 107 by 40 cm.; 42 1/8 by 15 3/4 in.
overall 201 by 60 cm.; 79 1/8 by 23 5/8 in.
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$5,500
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detail
seal
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