Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677)

Bato (Horse-headed) Kannon

Details

Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677)
Bato (Horse-headed) Kannon
Signed Kaiho Yusetsusai hitsu, sealed Kaiho and Doki
Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk
40 1/8 x 15 1/8in. (101.7 x 38.3cm.)

Provenance

Previously sold Sotheby's, London, 22 June 1995, lot 285

Literature

The Museum of Art, Ehime, ed., Matsuyama han goyoeshi Matsumoto Sansetsu (Matsuyama Sansetsu, official painter to the Matsuyama clan) (Matsuyama: The Museum of Art, Ehime, 2007), pl. 36.

Exhibited

The Museum of Art, Ehime, Matsuyama, "Matsuyama han goyoeshi Matsumoto Sansetsu" (Matsuyama Sansetsu, official painter to the Matsuyama clan), 2007.2.10-3.25

The Museum of Art, Ehime, Matsuyama, on loan, 2010.3.5-3.28

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Lot Essay

The Horse-headed Kannon is worshipped as a protector of horses and savior of those reborn in the animal realm.

Yusetsu was the son of the Momoyama-period painter, Kaiho Yusho (1533-1615).

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