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Previously from the Watanuki Collection (Lot 655)
BADA SHANREN (1626-1705)
Rock Pillar
Details
BADA SHANREN (1626-1705)
Rock Pillar
Hanging scroll, ink on satin
162 x 48 cm. (63 ¾ x 18 7⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to Xungong
Two collector’s seals of Ishikawa Shuntai (1842-1931)
Box inscribed and signed by Ishikawa Shuntai, with one seal
Further inscribed on the box by Watanuki Sakae (1880-1965) with one seal
NOTE:
Ishikawa Shundai, from Kaga and known as Keisuke and Setsudō, was a Shinshū Ōtani monk and elder of Higashi Honganji. He joined Ōtani Kōgyō on an earlyMeiji inspection trip to Europe and America, later promoting the modernization of the Buddhist organization and engaging in missionary work in East Asia. A noted connoisseur of calligraphy and painting, he handled many artworks, adding his seals and inscriptions to their boxes.
Rock Pillar
Hanging scroll, ink on satin
162 x 48 cm. (63 ¾ x 18 7⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to Xungong
Two collector’s seals of Ishikawa Shuntai (1842-1931)
Box inscribed and signed by Ishikawa Shuntai, with one seal
Further inscribed on the box by Watanuki Sakae (1880-1965) with one seal
NOTE:
Ishikawa Shundai, from Kaga and known as Keisuke and Setsudō, was a Shinshū Ōtani monk and elder of Higashi Honganji. He joined Ōtani Kōgyō on an earlyMeiji inspection trip to Europe and America, later promoting the modernization of the Buddhist organization and engaging in missionary work in East Asia. A noted connoisseur of calligraphy and painting, he handled many artworks, adding his seals and inscriptions to their boxes.
Literature
Chinese Works of Art in the Watanuki Collection Vol.1, Watanuki Shorakyu, November 1957, pl.XXIV.
Further details
Watanuki Sakae (1880-1965) was an industrialist and prominent local figure from Inami Town in Toyama Prefecture. In his early years, he worked in education and government posts before turning to business management, where he left a lasting impact on regional development. Throughout his life, he was an avid appreciator of Chinese artworks and compiled the Chinese Works of Art in the Watanuki Collection, which includes carefully curated calligraphy, paintings, inkstones, and bronze artifacts, all finely printed using collotype techniques.
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