KIKUCHI YÔSAI (1788–1878) Kakejiku in ink and light colours on silk, depicting Shôki brandishing a sword. Signed Yôsai rôjin, ‘Old Yôsai’, with the seal ‘Yôsai’. On the reverse of the scroll, the inscription ‘Kikuchi Yôsai hitsu Shôki’. With its box. (Soiling and stains). Japan, mid-19th century. A KAKEJIKU, INK AND COLOURS ON SILK, SHÔKI BY YÔSAI, JAPAN, MID-19TH CENTURY. DIM. 100 X 32 CM (39 3/8 X 12 5/8 IN.) See lot 53 for further details on the artist.