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Kahô, Nakajima 華鳳 中鳥 (1866 - 1939)

the singing of insects

Signed:	Kahô ga
Sealed:	unread
Date:	c. 1920
Size:	112 x 33 cms (mounting) 22.5 x 23.5 cms (painting) 44 x 13 inch (mounting) 9 x 9 inch (painting)
Technique:	sumi on paper
Condition:	very good; painted on the fan, then removed and mounted. Silk mounting (two shades of green), china rollers.
Price:	SOLD Euro
Literature:	The haiku is by the nun Chiyo (1703-1775) - see Roberts, p.15, and reads as follows: nagaki yoya kawarigawari ni mushi no koe a long night by turns the singing of insects
Mounting:	See mounting