Lot No: 183. A lacquered wood model of a carp by Kawahara Keishu II, Meiji/Taisho Period
Naturalistically rendered thrashing the water with gills and tail finely incised, the whole painted in gold, the eyes painted black, signed Keishu, with tomobako, the interior of the cover signed by the artist, Nidai Kawahara Keishu to, with seal Kawahara Keishu.
39cm (15 5/16 in) long. (2). Estimate: £2,500 - 3,000, €3,600 - 4,300

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