HASEGAWA MASAHARU (CHIGYU, 1913-1993) Showa era (1926-1989), mid/late 20th century (3)

HASEGAWA MASAHARU (CHIGYU, 1913-1993) Showa era (1926-1989), mid/late 20th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, inscribed with three Chinese characters probably reading Daishogun (Great General), signed Chigyu sho and sealed Masaharu and Chigyu ; with a plain wood storage box and outer sleeve. Overall: 194.5cm x 50.8cm (76 9/16in x 20in); image: 134cm x 33.2cm (52¾in x 13 1/16in). (3). Footnotes: Provenance: A distinguished private collection. Hasegawa Masaharu, who served two terms as Major of Muroran City in Hokkaido, was a member of the Mainichi Newspaper Company Calligraphy Exhibition Committee. He continued to create calligraphies with his left hand even after his right arm was paralysed by a stroke. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com