Tanaka Shinbi (1875-1975)

Replica of the Chapter of the Dharanis (Daranibon) from the Heike Nogyo, 1920-26

Details

Tanaka Shinbi (1875-1975)
Replica of the Chapter of the Dharanis (Daranibon) from the Heike Nogyo, 1920-26
Handscroll; ink, color, gold and gold leaf on paper
10½ x 119 3/8in. (26.7 x 303.2cm.)
Scroll mounts (osaetake) gilt and silver metal; rectangular panel of openwork lotus scroll, rectangular title panel "Daranibon" above gilded lotus flower and octagonal scroll ends (jiku) enclosing eight crystalline-glass panels, four applied with gilt-metal openwork lotus scroll

Provenance

Previously sold in these Rooms, 23 March 2000, lot 155

Lot Essay

This handscroll is an exact replica of Chapter 26 of the Lotus Sutra (the chapter of the Dharanis, or divine spells) of the famous Heian-period sutras known as the Heike Nogyo (the sutra dedicated by the Heike, or Taira family). That set of thirty-three lavishly decorated scrolls was dedicated to Itsukushima Shrine in 1164 by Taira no Kiyomori, and is now registered as a National Treasure. For more information on Tanaka Shinbi, see the catalogue note to lot 647.

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