Lot description

KAWADE SHIBATARO (1856-1921) AFTER A DESIGN BY KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) FOR THE ANDO JUBEI COMPANY

A Cloisonné-Enamel Rectangular Large Plaque
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Worked in musen (‘wireless’) and shosen (partially ‘wireless’) enamel in silver wire depicting Raijin, the God of Thunder and lightning, surrounded by swirling dark storm clouds, each hand holding a drumstick, inscribed at bottom left hachijuhachi ro Manji hitsu with a seal (Brush of Manji, old man, aged 88), within the original wood lobed frame applied with metal mounts pierced with chrysanthemum heads and foliage at each corner, the reverse inscribed on the right Kawade Shibataro seisaku (Made by Kawade Shibataro), on the left Ando Jubei kore o tsukurashimu (Ando Jubei commissioned this). Overall: 112cm x 75cm (44in x 29½in); plaque: 91.5cm x 54cm (36in x 21¼in).

Quoted from the lot page, © Bonhams. Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art Including Meiji Masterpieces from a Distinguished Deceased Estate, 2024-05-16, lot 142 ↗