Lot 66
66
UNKOKU TOHAN (1635-1724)*

Details
UNKOKU TOHAN (1635-1724)*

Portrait of a Zen monk (chinso)

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, mounted on brocade
Sealed Unkoku and Tohan
37¼ x 16 1/8in. (94.5 x 41cm.)
Exhibited
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "Japanese Painting: Persons and Personages", June 25--August 18, 1996

Lot Essay

Tohan is the grandson of Unkoku Togan (1547-1618) and the youngest son of Unkoku Toeki (1591-1644), under whom he studied. He succeeded his brother Toyo as the head of the Unkoku family, styling himself Sesshu VI. He received the title Hokkyo in 1664 and Hogen in 1675.