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20th Century Japanese Silk Painting: Can Anyone Identify the Signature? ( China & Japan ) - Marvin Arnold - Oct 31, 2012 (10:12 AM)
- Re: 20th Century Japanese Silk Painting: Can Anyone Identify the Signature? - rat - Nov 04, 2012 (09:40 AM)
  - Re: 20th Century Japanese Silk Painting: Can Anyone Identify the Signature? - Marvin Arnold - Nov 05, 2012 (06:09 AM)
    - Re: 20th Century Japanese Silk Painting: Can Anyone Identify the Signature? - rat - Nov 06, 2012 (12:03 AM)

Subject:20th Century Japanese Silk Painting: Can Anyone Identify the Signature?
Posted By: Marvin Arnold Wed, Oct 31, 2012 IP: 91.60.50.54

I wonder if anyone can identify the artist's signature or seal.

This is a family heirloom, bought in the 1950s in an art gallery in Naples. I'm curious about the artist's name...

Thank you very much.

PS: I hope the image links to photobucket work this way...

Subject:Re: 20th Century Japanese Silk Painting: Can Anyone Identify the Signature?
Posted By: rat Sun, Nov 04, 2012

looks like the name is supposed to be Shuho (lit. beautiful peak).

Subject:Re: 20th Century Japanese Silk Painting: Can Anyone Identify the Signature?
Posted By: Marvin Arnold Mon, Nov 05, 2012

Thank you very much for your reply! It's amazing how you were able to recognize the kanji from those quick brush strokes!

Unfortunately, there is a number of artists with the name Shuho, and neither's seal matches mine...

Ikegami Shuho (1874-1944)
Ishida Shuho
Yamakawa Shuho (1898-1944)

Thanks again, I'll see if I can find out more.

Subject:Re: 20th Century Japanese Silk Painting: Can Anyone Identify the Signature?
Posted By: rat Tue, Nov 06, 2012

perhaps one of the experts on Japanese art will have some additional suggestions. It seems to me that your artist probably was working more recently than those you've listed above.