Haiku & Shukusei Eat Bracken

" Hakui & Shukusei Eat Bracken " Famous Scene

Painter at the middle part of the Muromachi period (1336-1573).
Went to Kyoto and learned painting under Geiami.
His real pen name is "Sho Kei".
Although, we generally call him "Kei Shoki" because he used to serve as a clerical of the Kencho-Ji Temple in Kamakura.
(Clerical = Shoki in Japanese).
Highest Value = US$60 thousand

This scene is from the old historical event in China (Painter is Japanese).
Hakui & Shukusei are brothers and princes of one country.
Though, they both declined to be the King and went to another country.
Later, they accused the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty and were forced to hide away from him.
They ate grass like bracken, though, finally they were starved to death.
The painter of this scroll is Sho Kei, usually called Kei Shoki, Japanese painter at the middle part of the Muromachi period.
There is an endorsement by Kosekian Hokkyo done in 1851 on the lid of the box.
According to the endorsement, this scroll is authentic one by Kei Shoki.
Although, please also note that this scroll is not authenticated by any modern appraisal organization.
For this scroll, it is foxed overall as it was painted years ago.
There are folds, amotions and spots on the painting part.
One of the roller ends is lost.
As a whole, the condition of this scroll is not good.
Although, the painting looks so tasteful.