An incredible work of art by Rimpa-Revival Icon Kamisaka Sekka enclosed in the original signed red-lacquered wooden box titled Shiki Kusabana Moyo Hiro-buta from the collection of the Kita-Ohashi family collection dated on the bottom the 4th month of Meiji 42 (1909). It is 58.5 x 41.2 x 7.3 cm (23 x 16-1/2 x 3 inches) and is in excellent condition.
Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) is the godfather of 20th century Japanese design and the Rimpa revival. He was born in Kyoto in 1866, one of six siblings. From 1882 he began his artistic career, however did not take-off until visiting the Paris Expo in 1901, where he was exposed to Art Nouveau and Western industrial design concepts. He was adept as a painter and designer in an assortment of other media, working with various artisans to bring to life his ideas. He was employed as a teacher at the Kyoto Municipal School of Art (future University of Fine Art), and was widely exhibited and prized throughout his career, which ended in retirement in 1938.
