Japanese Zenga, 10 Ox Herding pictures, Gyokusei/Zenkei

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1980: item #1054544
ALR2866

A published set of 10 Zen Scrolls by Jikihara Gyokusei and Shibayama Zenkei showing the 10 stages of enlightenment through the parable of the bull and the ox-herd. Ink on paper in blue silk border with wood rollers. Each scroll measures 44 x 188.5 cm and all are in fine condition but for a few tiny holes in the top of one border (see close-up). The scrolls were photographed in the order taken from the box, and are not necessarily in the correct order in the composite photos. This set of scro... Click for details

Kinoshita Itsuun, Nanga Landscape Painting Scroll

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1900: item #1054296

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Japanese Scroll Painting by Kano Eigaku, Edo Period

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1900: item #1054005
WD25

DESCRIPTION: A framed Japanese scroll painting of an ox in black ink on beige rice paper. A poem is inscribed in loose strokes at the top portion of the painting and is signed at the bottom by the artist, Kano Eigaku (1790 – 1867). Attractively framed with an archival silk mat in a faux black bamboo frame, the painting is in good condition and dates from the first half of the 19th C. DIMENSIONS:

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Japanese Koi Scroll, Painting, Yamamoto Daiji

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1960: item #1053788
ANR2862

Carp swim languidly through the pale silk of this massive painting by important 20th century artist Yamamoto Daiji (1908-1987) mounted as a hanging scroll and dating likely from the late 1940s to 1950s. The three fish haunt the hollow of some moss circled pond like demure debutantes their presence as demanding of attention as homogeneous with the serenity surrounding. It is a scene any traveler to Japan will bring home with them. Pigment on silk, in fine silk border, with some fading to the b... Click for details

Sottakusai Sosa (1744-1818) - Stepping stones

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1900: item #1052933

A tea ceremony painting of stepping stones by Sottakusai (1744-1818). The poem reads; 'In Cha-no-yu, Plum blossoms and chrysanthemums Bloom in the cold; Yellow leaves fall, Green bamboo wither All like the morning dew. (sign and cipher of Sottakusai). This is poem 97 from the 100 poems of Sen no Rikyu, founder of the Cha-no-yu, the tea ceremony. Nature is just as it is, following the natural flow of things, and that is the attitude one most have when performing and preparing for a tea ceremony. ... Click for details

Enlightened Simpletons: Kanzan & Jittoku: sumi on silk

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1900: item #1052625

Meiji Period (circa 1860-1880). A smiling Kanzan is elucidating some esoteric point to a pensive Jittoku who, while resting on his broom, points to a portion of text in an open scroll which Kanzan holds before him. Sumi ink painting and color pigment on aged, brownish-gold colored silk, mounted on paper, edged at top and bottom in blue brocade mounting strips (ten and chi) with hardwood scroll ends (jikusai), depicting Kanzan and Jittoku. Signature and seal lower right corner (artist not yet ... Click for details

A Beautiful Ode to Longevity by Watanabe Gashin

Japanese: Paintings: Other Pre 1980: item #1051355
0206

A Beautiful Ode to Longevity by Watanabe Gashin, born 1944. Watanabe Gashin is a renowned calligrapher who has won many awards for his Japanese calligraphy. In this unique work, he spells out the joys of each decade, from the age of 60 to the age of 111. Frame: 36.5 x 18 inches, 93 x 46 cm; Calligraphy: 25 x 12 inches, 63.5 x 30.5 cm.

Haboku ("Splashed Ink") Landscapes on Silk, Edo Period

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1800: item #1051197

After Kano Tanyu (1602-1674) in the style of Sesshu. This is a fine pair of atmospheric landscape scrolls from the late Edo (Tokugawa) period (circa 1800) of the Kano-Ha (Kano School) which exemplifies the haboku painting technique and suiboku compositional style. The highly abstract haboku (“splashed ink” or “flung ink”) method was inspired by Chinese literati painting originating in the 13th Century and was adopted by the Japanese during the late Muromachi period. Suibokuga (“water and ink ... Click for details

Yamamoto Joshunsai (1724-1781/84) - White heron

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1800: item #1049602

Inscribed in the early winter of Tenmei 1 or 1781 by an unknown artist, the image being the work of Yamamoto Joshunsai. Unerringly fluid and sparing strokes and washes of ink define the 'shirasagi' or white heron in its shallow river haven. It is unaffectedly camoflaged with its globular profile echoing the forms of the blooming flowers and beak and legs those of the reed like foliage. Painted with ink on paper the work is in very good condition in all respects. It has quite recently been remo... Click for details

Antique Japanese Scroll Collection of Currencies

Japanese: Paintings: Scrolls Pre 1920: item #1049571
0036

This is a printed scroll " Dainippon Teikoku Kahei Kokinshu ", a collection of currency dated Taisho 5 (1916). It shows 463 kinds of currency from Wado Kaichin which is the oldest official Japanese coinage , having been minted starting in 708 AD on order of Empress Gemmei. It has fantastic colors of coins in actual sizes and it comes with the description on the bottom, so it is easy to understand what they are. Because paper is stiff, there are some lines being rolled and there are some stai... Click for details