Scroll Number 5104
Inscription: 戊戌XX寫, written in XX of the bojutsu year (1958, 1898, 1838, etc.)
Signature: 霞溪, Kasukei
Top seal: 岩本X印, Iwamoto X’s seal
Bottom seal: 霞溪, Kasukei
Sweeping branches covered with clusters of brilliant white blossoms draw the viewer’s eye, revealing the sheltered stream beneath, filled with iris and surrounded by chrysanthemums on this Japanese 6-panel byobu. While the work is signed Kasukei (霞溪), and sealed with the surname Iwamoto, no artist using those names has yet been identified. The inscription dates the screen to the bojutsu (戊戌) year of the 60 year sexagenary cycle. Without identifying the artist, it is uncertain whether bojutsu refers to 1958, 1898, or 1838.
Inscription: 戊戌XX寫, written in XX of the bojutsu year (1958, 1898, 1838, etc.)
Signature: 霞溪, Kasukei
Top seal: 岩本X印, Iwamoto X’s seal
Bottom seal: 霞溪, Kasukei
Sweeping branches covered with clusters of brilliant white blossoms draw the viewer’s eye, revealing the sheltered stream beneath, filled with iris and surrounded by chrysanthemums on this Japanese 6-panel byobu. While the work is signed Kasukei (霞溪), and sealed with the surname Iwamoto, no artist using those names has yet been identified. The inscription dates the screen to the bojutsu (戊戌) year of the 60 year sexagenary cycle. Without identifying the artist, it is uncertain whether bojutsu refers to 1958, 1898, or 1838.
Scroll Number 5104