Scenes from the Noh play Takasago , 1889

Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) Scenes from the Noh play Takasago, 1889 Signed and inscribed on the right screen Gyonen hachiju ni-o Tairyukyo Zeshin (Painted by Zeshin at age 82), signed and dated on the left screen Meiji niju ni natsubi sha Zeshin (painted on a summer day in 1889 by Zeshin), each sealed Zeshin Pair of six-panel screens; ink and color on silk; metal-embossed mounts lacquered with seaweed and shells 62 x 124in. (158 x 315cm.) each (2)