OHARA DONSHU (1790-1857)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th centuryHotarugari (firefly hunt); a kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colours on silk in silk mounts, depicting a three elegantly dressed women hunting for fireflies in a rural setting, one of them holding her fan in her mouth as she puts a firefly in a cage, signed at bottom left Donshu Kon and sealed; with a wood storage box. Overall: 154cm x 81cm (60 5/8in x 31 7/8in); image: 53cm x 62cm (20 7/8in x 24 3/8in). (2).
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A native of the province of Awa, Ohara Donshu moved to Kyoto where he trained in the Shijo painting style under Shibata Gito (1780-1819). He is best known for his skill in depicting landscape and figure subjects.