“After” Sakai Hoitsu

Late Edo / Meiji period

1800-1912

Painting

An ink and coloured painting on silk bordered in silk mounts and wooden jikusaki (scroll ends). The painting depicts two ornamental fish swimming between water plants and three small fish fry.

The ornamental fish are known as fantail due to their four-pointed tails. Breading ornamental fish in Japan has been a practice for many years. The fish are commonly found in Japanese ornamental water gardens and are loved for their body markings.

Signed Sakai Hoitsu with red seal

Scroll size 367mm x 1562mm

Painting Size 157mm x 659mm