Sumie Buzen (1734-1806)


Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1767Makimono (horizontal scroll), ink and colours on silk in silk mounts, depicting 12 scenes of lovemaking, entitled Chinka hiyo (Extinguish the Fires of Passion and Escape Her Dangerous Charms) and signed at the end of the scroll Meiwa hinoto-i rokugatsu Buzen utsusu (drawn by Buzen in 1767) with seal Chushin (Nakanobu); with a wooden storage box inscribed outside Chinka hiyo Buzen ga (Extinguish the Fires of Passion and Escape Her Dangerous Charms by Buzen) and a brocade cover. Overall: 34cm x 655cm (13 3/8in x 258in); image: 32cm x 620cm (12 5/8in x 244in). (3).