Posted By: Andrea
Posted Date: Jul 24, 2021 (05:26 AM)
Hi Nagy,
definitely:
The signature is
松 洞 之 龜 城 老人 - Shōdō no Kijō-rōjin - Old Man of Turtle Castle from Shōdō
The seals:
Upper,
奥 陽 宗 古 - Okuyō Sōko
Lower,
原 清 - Genshin or Hara Kiyoshi?
I'm sorry but I didn't understand if, according to your deduction, the painter is Itō Sōko (aka Itō Kijō [Turtle Castle] 1st. gen. 伊藤 龜 城, dates of birth and death unknown) or Itō Kijō ([2nd gen.] 伊藤 龜 城 1842-1918, son of Itō Sōko). And which of the two was a pupil of Matsuura Shōdō?
A cordial greeting and sincere thanks,
Andrew
