Cat and Silver Vine

SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891) Cat and Silver Vine Signed and sealed Zeshin Hanging scroll; ink, lacquer and gold on paper 11 x 9 3⁄4 in. (27.9 x 24.8 cm.) With a wood box titled Urushi-e matatabi no zu (Lacuqer painting, Cat and silver vine) with an illegible seal on the lid, authenticated by Shibata Shinsai (1858-1895), the second son of Zeshin, on reverse