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Property from a Private Japanese collection
SESSO TOYO (15TH-16TH CENTURY)
Kishi Monju, Ko Shohei and Chokaro (Manjusri on lion, Huang Chuping and Zhang Guolao)
Details
SESSO TOYO (15TH-16TH CENTURY)
Kishi Monju, Ko Shohei and Chokaro (Manjusri on lion, Huang Chuping and Zhang Guolao)
Each sealed Toyo
Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
35 3⁄8 x 15 ¼ in. (89.9 x 38.7 cm.) each approx. excluding mounting(3)
With double woodboxes, one inscribed, signed Chikanobu and sealed (Kano Chikanobu; 1660-1728); an authentication slip by Kobori Masayuki (1620-1674); a paper slip signed Naganobu with cursive monogram (Kano Naganobu; 1775-1828); a paper slip signed Koto Yozan (Koto Yozan; ?-1846); and another unsigned paper slip
Kishi Monju, Ko Shohei and Chokaro (Manjusri on lion, Huang Chuping and Zhang Guolao)
Each sealed Toyo
Triptych of hanging scrolls; ink on paper
35 3⁄8 x 15 ¼ in. (89.9 x 38.7 cm.) each approx. excluding mounting(3)
With double woodboxes, one inscribed, signed Chikanobu and sealed (Kano Chikanobu; 1660-1728); an authentication slip by Kobori Masayuki (1620-1674); a paper slip signed Naganobu with cursive monogram (Kano Naganobu; 1775-1828); a paper slip signed Koto Yozan (Koto Yozan; ?-1846); and another unsigned paper slip
Provenance
Acquired by the family of the current owner in the early 20th century
Thence by descent
Thence by descent
Literature
Egaitsu Michihiko ed., Sesshu no butsuga (Yamaguchi Prefecture: Myujiamu Taun Yamaguchi Jikko Iinkai, 2019). Exh. cat. cover.
Exhibited
'Sesshu to Unkoku ha' (Sesshu and Unkoku School), Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi, 22 October-24 November 2024
'Sesshu no butsuga' (Buddhist Painting by Sesshu), Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi, 26 November-19 December 2021
'Sesshu roppyakunen ten' (600 Years of Sesshu), Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi, 31 October-21 December 2020
'Sesshu no butsuga' (Buddhist paintings by Sesshu, in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum), Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi, 2 November-8 December 2019
'Sesshu no butsuga' (Buddhist Painting by Sesshu), Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi, 26 November-19 December 2021
'Sesshu roppyakunen ten' (600 Years of Sesshu), Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi, 31 October-21 December 2020
'Sesshu no butsuga' (Buddhist paintings by Sesshu, in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum), Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum, Yamaguchi, 2 November-8 December 2019
Brought to you by
Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
Vice President, Specialist and Head of Department | Japanese and Korean Art