Hakuin Ekaku
Mamezo Hotei (Hotei in the Guise of a Street Performer)
Found at
Bonhams,
New York
Fine Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 1070
12. Sep - 12. Sep 2018
Fine Japanese and Korean Art, Lot 1070
12. Sep - 12. Sep 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Mamezo Hotei (Hotei in the Guise of a Street Performer)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century
Hanging scroll, ink on paper; depicting Hotei standing on his bag and wearing a happy expression as he balances a pole in his teeth, inscribed In front of the Imperial Palace a seven-year-old maiden serves sake, with succession seal and two further seals, one reading Hakuin
With a wood tomobako storage box inscribed and authenticated by Yamakawa Koichi (1902-1977), the economist and prominent scholar of Zen painting
43 3/4 x 10 13/8in (111.3 x 26.5cm)
John Stevens Collection
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century
Hanging scroll, ink on paper; depicting Hotei standing on his bag and wearing a happy expression as he balances a pole in his teeth, inscribed In front of the Imperial Palace a seven-year-old maiden serves sake, with succession seal and two further seals, one reading Hakuin
With a wood tomobako storage box inscribed and authenticated by Yamakawa Koichi (1902-1977), the economist and prominent scholar of Zen painting
43 3/4 x 10 13/8in (111.3 x 26.5cm)
John Stevens Collection
Hakuin Ekaku - Auction history
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