17th May, 2022 9:00

Asian Art II

 
  Lot 466
 

A FORMAL EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF EMPEROR SHOWA.

A FORMAL EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF EMPEROR SHOWA.

Early Showa period, 1930s.

Depicting Emperor Showa, the 124th ruler of Japan (1926 – 1989), known as Hirohito, pictured seated on a white horse, the image first published by Osaka Asahi Shimbun on Nov 6, 1935 (Showa 10), photograph on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll, 102 x 37cm.

Estimated at £150 - £200

 

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