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D-114
Sugawara no Michizane in exile,
Japanese antique picture on scroll by HOSAI (1848 - 1920),
before 1912
Japanese scroll painting on silk depicts Heian era
scholar Sugawara no Michizane in exile. Full
moon shines softly through the evenings mist, lighting
Michizane's sorrow. He sits on veranda
with open window to the garden in front of an open wooden
chest which is full oft Michizane's latest
courtier clothes. He holds his court attire in his hands
and he remembers his past days A candle's flame sways in
the wind.
Michizane
was a prominent scholar and political figure in Heian
period Japan (running from 794 to 1185). He was born
in aristocratic family and become well educated scholar,
and a professor of literature at the university and finally
acquiring the post of Minister of the Right, with junior
second rank. Through out intrigues of his enemies at Imperial
court, Michizane was exiled and ended his
days two years later. Traditionally Sugawara no Michizane
or Tenjin honored as the Shinto God
of Study and Learning.
Little is known of Japanese painter Hosai
except that he was a Tokyo painter specializing in historical
subjects, who studied with the popular Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
(1839-1892), one of the last of the great Ukiyo-e
artist.
Very good condition overall, with some small stains in upper
part of the scroll (no in painting).
Bone scroll's roller ends. Origami (certificate of
intensity)
paper come with.
Meiji peiod, before 1912
Scroll's dimensions: 162 x 48 cm / 63,7 x 18,8 inches
Price: US$ 450.00
*shipping and insurance cost approx. US$ 45-48.00
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