YAOJI KOSETU, TAISHO PERIOD (1920)

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Daruma
YAOJI KOSETU, TAISHO PERIOD (1920)
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, some horizontal creasing
133.5 x 63 cm.

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Lot Essay

This rendition of the Daruma, the legendary founder of Zen Buddhism, is an early work by the Buddhist temple artist Yaoji Kosetu (1886-1972), a graduate of Tokyo University of Art and apprentice to Shimomura Kanzan (1871-1930).

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