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AEDAttributed to Kawahara Keiga or Workshop
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LiveNov 12, 2026
Georgian and Continental silver including Storr, Jensen and two Buccellati furry animals; sporting art by JF Herring Sr, Colin Graeme-Roe and Boris Riab; sculpture after Rodin; Venetian School scagliola panels; six watercolors of fish attributed to Kawahara Keiga for the Dutch market; erotic bronzes; Royal Copenhagen, Herend, and Meissen porcelain; glass by Lalique, Webb; Georgian and Continental furniture including a Louis XVI style pedestal clock; Renaissance miniature strongbox; carpets Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(Japanese, circa 1786-1860)
Eel, unsigned, ink, watercolor and bodycolor on wove paper lacking watermark, 10 x 12-3/8 in.; fine leafed wood frame, 26-3/8 x 30-3/8 x 1-1/2 in.
Note: Kawahara Keiga was the principal Japanese artist associated with the Dutch trading post at Dejima, Nagasaki, where he produced remarkably detailed studies of Japanese life, flora, and fauna. A student of the Nagasaki painter Ishizaki Yūshi (1768-1846), Keiga worked closely with the German physician and naturalist Philipp Franz von Siebold and the zoologist Heinrich Burger, who commissioned him to document Japan’s natural history.
Keiga painted fish from life, studying specimens collected from the seas and rivers of Japan. In 1831, Burger reported that Keiga had drawn approximately 400 species, with some 200 accompanied by descriptions and sent to Siebold in Europe. These studies contributed to the monumental Fauna Japonica (1833-1850), published in Leiden.
The present study is unsigned and bears no inscription, as do a number of surviving works associated with Keiga’s natural history corpus. Keiga maintained a studio in Nagasaki where assistants also copied and adapted his compositions, making individual attributions difficult in the absence of signatures or inscriptions. Nevertheless, these works remain important records of the collaboration between Japanese artists and Western naturalists during the late Edo period.
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binding edge present at top, good condition, lacking inscriptions, hinged in a top, some soft handling creases, some small points of foxing； frame with some abrasions, conservation framing Note - Brunk Auctions makes every effort to offer accurate and thorough information, but encourages prospective bidders to inspect items in person whenever possible. Condition statements are provided as a courtesy for general guidance and should not be considered complete or definitive. They do not represent a warranty or assumption of liability by Brunk Auctions. Certain condition issues may not be specifically noted in the report but may be visible in the accompanying photographs, which are considered part of the overall condition report. Please refer to our Terms of Sale for complete information and contact us for additional photos or information as needed.
