An important Bizen samurai sword by the Yoshioka Ichimonji schoolLate Kamakura Period, circa 1320NBTHK Jūyō Tōken Nagasa [length]: 67.3 cmMotohaba [bottom width]: 2.8 cmSakihaba [top width]: 1.9 cmSori [curvature]: 1.6 cmSugata [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, mitsu-mune, tori-zori curvature with chu-kissakiKitae [forging pattern]: itame with prominent hada pattern covered in ji-nie. Distinctive midare utusuriHamon [temper line]: choji and ko-choji midare in bright nioi deki mixed with tobari-baHataraki [...
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HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768)Mamezo Hotei (Hotei in the Guise of a Street Performer)Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century Hanging scroll depicting Hotei as a street entertainer, wearing a happy expression as he stands on his begging bag twirling a water-filled dish using a bamboo pole held in his mouth. Seals: 顧鑑咦 (Kogani); 白隠 (Hakuin) and 恵隺之印 (Ekakunoin)Ink on paper, 129 x 32 cm164 x 40.5 cm overall The poem reads: 目に津可は津連てござれ奈江戸品河乃奥まても If I can catch you eyespleasetake meto the inner partof Shinagawa in Edo Mamezo was originally the name of a beggar...
Nanga waterfallOkuhara Seiko (1837-1913)Ink on silkPainting: 135.5 x 35 cmMounts: 188 x 58The hanging scroll shows a literati landscape in the nanga manner, with a long inscription and signed with three seals. The scene is dominated by a steep mountain, on which a waterfall is pouring. The style is quite naturalistic and impressionistic. The technique used by the artist to represent the climbing vegetation and splashing waterfall is small dark spots that create the illusion of depth and dynamism. Color inks are added to the black one and create red and bluish shades that underline...
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