Sparrow on a Tree

Zhao Shao'ang

About 1960

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Temple Gate Shiba Tokio (.36, recto); Prince Hotta's Garden at Tokio (.37, verso), Attributed to Kusakabe Kimbei, hand-colored albumen prints mounted to album page
This stout standing figure retains trases of green and white paint. His legs splayed sighlyt to support his stocky aspect, his arms are bent at the elbows with the proper right hand resting on top of the the left fist. His trousers and sleeves are flared in a dynamic movement. His upstanding hairstyle is typical of fierce, protective figures and a small coiled snake rests between his locks. His head is turned to the proper left. He wears a cloud colar and high boots.
Bowl and cover with celadon glaze, bowl with incised lotus in well and floral pattern on interior walls, with petals on exterior, cover with incised petals around central knob, and scalloped edge.
Fierce guardian figure standing on a bull (?)