Japan, 19th century - Lot 246

Japan, 19th century Small painting (ink and colors on silk) depicting one of the twelve deva (Tennin) standing on two kneeling oni (demons), blue-skinned, with four arms holding, among other things, a trident, a wheel of law and a rope, snakes wrapped around his wrists and on his head, surrounded by a flamed mandorla. Lined (paper), stained (damp), wormholes. 29.3 x 18.7 cm Attached: Katsukawa Shunsen (1762-1830), Japan, early 19th century Print in ebangire format, later cut to form an ôban yoko-e, showing a man seated in front of a plate of fish, surrounded by courtesans and maids, in front of a garden with cherry blossoms, partly faded signature lower right, probably "Kajichosai Shunsen ga". Heavy wear. 38.5 x 25.5 cm