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March 2005 Fine Art & Antiques Auction

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600. Chosei Miwa (Japanese 1901-1983)

Scroll painting, watercolor mounted to raw silk fabric backing with ivory tips. Offered in original box and properly signed throughout. Chosei Miwa was born in Niigata prefecture. He graduated from the Kyoto City Specialist School of Painting and was a student of Domoto Insho. The artist worked primarily as a painter and was active with the state-controlled exhibitions Teiten and Nitten. Miwa made woodblock prints of Kyoto scenes in modern style and kacho-e (birds and flowers). Measures apprx 26" W x 54-1/4"L.



500/700   Sold $517.50
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