SMALL KAKEJIKU in ink and colours on silk, depicting the dream of a seashell, in which a little girl is seen holding a calligraphic note in her hands on which is written ‘Natsu konu’, ‘summer is not coming’, emanating from a vapour rising from the small shell at the bottom of the painting. With a seal at the bottom: Saika. (Slight soiling, small creases; damage to the top of the mounting). Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). A SMALL KAKEJIKU, COLOURS ON SILK DEPICTING A DREAMING SHELL, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD. DIM. 92 X 6 CM (36 1/4 X 2 3/8 IN.)