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8 East 67th Street
New York City, NY 10065 , United States
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Six Zen Calligraphies, 1910s-1930s
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Description
Gidō Kōkan 義道弘貫
Six Zen Calligraphies, 1910s-1930s
Ink on paper
Image size each scroll 53¼ x 13¼ in. (135 x 33.5 cm)
Overall size each scroll 80¼ x 18½ in. (204 x 47 cm)
T-0965
Each signed Ōbaku Gidō sho (Written by Ōbaku Gidō) and sealed Ōbakuzanshu (Master of Mount Ōbaku) and Gidō.
Each scroll comes with a fitted kiri-wood box
Gidō Kōkan was the 48th Abbot of Manpukuji Temple in Kyoto, headquarters of the Ōbaku Sect of Rinzai Zen.
The calligraphies comprise six well-known Chinese ten-character Zen couplets, and read as follows (from right to left):
1 and 2: Pine trees do not change their color with age; bamboo has nodes both above and below ground.
3 and 4: Plum blossoms bud before snow and frost; their flowers are fragrant after wind and rain.
5 and 6: Rivers flow but once were in the ocean; the moon sinks but does leave the heavens. -
More Information
Documentation: Signed Period: 1920-1949 Condition: Good. Styles / Movements: Asian Art Incollect Reference #: 759876 -
Dimensions
W. 13.25 in; H. 53.25 in; W. 33.66 cm; H. 135.26 cm;
Message from Seller:
Thomsen Gallery, now located at 8 East 67th Street, New York City, NY 10065, specializes in important Japanese paintings, folding screens, hanging scrolls, ceramics, ikebana bamboo baskets, lacquerware, and contemporary works by select artists. Owned and directed by Erik and Cornelia Thomsen, the gallery brings decades of expertise in Japanese art to a global clientele, including private collectors and major museums. For inquiries, contact them at 212-288-2588 or info@thomsengallery.com.
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