MITSURU WATANABE (B. 1953)
Naoko Playing in Bosch’s Last Judgement
signed and titled in Japanese (on the reverse)
oil on canvas, mounted on panel
117 x 80 cm. (46 1/8 x 31 1/2 in.)
Painted in 2012
one painted seal of the artist

Private collection, Japan
Christie’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2012, lot 506
Private collection, Japan
Private collection, Europe

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist and issued by Gallery Gyokuei on 19 March 2013.

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It is in our opinion that the work is in overall good condition. The work was inspected inside the frame. Sides of the work cannot be checked due to framing status. Slightly dusty surface. Faint horizontal lines of abrasions on the upper edge. Hairline crack on middle right edge. Horizontal lines of wood pattern could be observed faintly under racking light very occasionally. Pinpoint dots of paint losses on middle left edge. When examined under ultraviolet light, no apparent retouching shows.