Birds and flowers of the four seasons

Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) Birds and flowers of the four seasons Signed and dated Kae mizunoto ushi banshun bi (late spring 1853) Zeshin sha, sealed Shin Set of two handscrolls; ink, color and gold on paper Scroll I, 10 1/8 x 386in. (25.7 x 980.4cm.); scroll II, 10 1/8 x 318½. (25.7 x 808.8cm.) Suzu (Bell) Signed Zeshin, sealed Shin Tanzaku (poem slip); ink, color and gold on silk 14 1/8 x 2½in. (35.9 x 6.4cm.) (3)