Various Owners各方藏家 Nishikawa Nobuharu (Edo period, 19th century)Taoist Study, and SnowstormTwo Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink and colours on paper in silk mounts, with seal Nishikawa Nobuharu127.0 x 42.2cm each (2).注脚Provenance:Private collection, MelbourneThe majority of the paintings from this estate were sold with Bonhams in Sydney in 2018, see Bonhams Important Asian Art, Sydney, 15 November 2018, lot 103 to 117.Nishikawa was an ukiyo-e artist active in Osaka during the Edo period, practising in the style of Nishikawa Sukenobu. His activities during his lifetime are largely unknown, except for a few illustrations published in 1831 and ukiyo-e prints of famous actors published in 1832 which testify to his artistic achievements.