Kōsen
Three Calligraphies , 1615 (Executed)
Lot #78 |
2016-11-10 |
Bonhams, London, New Bond Street
The Ethereal Brush: Important Japanese Paintings from a London Collection
Category:
Calligraphy
Estimate:
GBP 15,000 - 20,000 (currency of sale)
USD 18,616 - 24,822 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Bonhams
Auction number: 24040
Auction name: The Ethereal Brush: Important Japanese Paintings from a London Collection
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London, New Bond Street
Start date: 2016-11-10
End date: 2016-11-10
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
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Genre: Japanese Art
Department: Other
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Dimensions: Each overall: 201.3 x 43.5cm (79¼ x 17 1/8in.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
201.3
Width In Centimeters:
43.5
Height In Inches:
79.25
Width In Inches:
17.125
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Year notes: Executed in Edo period (1615-1868).
Catalog summary
Kōsen Shōton 高泉性潡 (1633-1695), Mokuan Shōtō木庵性瑫 (1611-1684), and Nangaku Etsuzan 南岳悦山 (1629-1709) Three Calligraphies, right to left: Ikka goyō ni hiraku 一華開五葉 (One Blossom Opens into Five Petals); Shoso Daruma Daishi 初祖達磨大師 (Grand Master Bodhidharma, the First Patriarch); Kekka shizen ni naru 結果自然成 (Fruit Sets Naturally on the Stem) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century Three kakejiku (hanging scrolls), ink on paper in silk mounts; wood jiku (roller ends) Signed respectively, right to left: Ōbaku Kōsen sho 黄檗高泉書 (Written by Kōsen of Ōbaku), with seals at top left Rinzai seishū 臨済正宗 (The true Rinzai line) and at bottom right Ichiji Kōsen 一字高泉 and Shōton in 性潡印; Ōbaku Mokuan sho 黄檗木庵書 (Written by Mokuan of Ōbaku) with seals at top right Hōgai gakushi 方外學士 and at bottom left Shaku Shōtō in 釈性瑫印 (Seal of Sakyamuni Shōtō) and Mokuan-shi 木庵氏; Ōbaku Etsuzan sho 黄檗悦山書 (Written by Etsuzan of Ōbaku) with seals at top right Rinzai seishū 臨済正宗 (The true Rinzai line) and at bottom left Etsuzan-shi 悦山氏 and Jifuku shujin 慈福主人 Each overall: 201.3 x 43.5cm (79¼ x 17 1/8in.) Image: 132.2 x 28cm (52 x 11in.) (4).