A four panel screen, former fusumaSigned and sealed. Dated 1871.147 x 265 cmThe composition of Musashino Plain was one favored by several Yamato-e schools of painting in the early modern period. Depictions of the plain of Musashino were generally brimming with taste. Musashino is part of the Kanto Plain which spreads over the western part of Edo (Tokyo). The tradition underlying this image began in a poem by Minamoto no Michikata (1189–1238): Musashino watsuki no irubekimine mo nashiobana ga sue nikakaru shirakumo On the Musashi plainThere are no mountainsBehind which the moon...
WORKS FOR SALE
A pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paperKyoto Kano (Kyō-Kano) SchoolAttributed to Kano Sansetsu (1590-1651)Signature: SansetsuSeal: Jasokuken170 by 375 cm A gnarled cherry tree in full bloom and a snow-covered willow tree frame the composition of this pair of folding screens depicting flowers and trees in the four seasons. Red and white azaleas and low-growing bamboo grass (kumazasa) beneath the cherry tree complement the seasonal imagery of its pearly blossoms, while pink and white sasanquas and some sprays of marlberry (yabukōji) add touches of...
signed “Hizen kuni Saga Ju Masahiro”肥前國佐賀住正廣Edo period, Circa 1640NBTHK Juyō Tōken MeasuresNagasa [lenght]: 70.2 cmMotohaba: 2.8 cm, sakihaba: 2 cmKasane [thickness]: 5.8 mmSori [curvature]: 1.82 cm Sugata [configuration]Shinogi-zukuri, koshi-zori, iori-mune, elongated chu-kissaki (3.6 cm) Kitae [forging pattern]Ko-itame hada with thick jinie and chikei Hamon [tempering pattern]: Nie-deki gunome and ō-gunome midare mixed to choji midare, the thick nioiguchi shows sunagashi, kinsuji, yo and ashi. Bōshi [point]Round at the end with hakikake kaeri...
Copyright © 2016 - giuseppe piva - VAT: 05104180962