KAWANABE KYÔSAI (1831–1889) (attributed to) Ink sketch on paper, mounted in a kakejiku, depicting Daikoku and Ebisu performing the manzai dance. Attributed by Bernard Rousseau to Kyôsai, after Hanabusa Itchô. (Originally folded into quarters, with some soiling). Japan, 19th century. A DRAWING IN INK ON PAPER OF DAIKOKU AND EBISU AFTER ITCHÔ, ATTRIBUTED TO KYÔSAI, JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY. DIM. 34 X 48 CM (13 3/8 X 18 7/8 IN.) Note This drawing is indeed based on a work by Itchô featured in the catalogue of the exhibition dedicated to him by the Itabashi Art Museum in Tokyo, held from 25 February to 25 March 1984 (p. 38, no. 1). This work forms part of a horizontal album comprising 24 paintings in ink and light colours on silk, little known at the time of the exhibition, which has been passed down within the Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family. See lot 57 for further details on the artist.