Kakejiku, Antique Wall Hanging Scroll, Suiboku Light Color Ink, Rooster with Haiku Poem, Yoshida Houu, Hand Painting, Authentication Inscription on Paulownia Box,
This lightly colored Suiboku ink painting depicts a rooster and includes a haiku poem. It bears an original signature and seals and comes with a paulownia box bearing an authentication inscription by appraiser Okutani Shuseki. The work was painted before 1923.
Painter: Yoshida Houu (1859-1923)
Yoshida Houu was a haiku poet from Jikeimachi, Namerikawa City, Toyama Prefecture, formerly Jikei Village until 1911. He followed the haiku tradition of Matsuo Basho (1644-1694). He presided over the haiku association “Fugetsukai,” established in 1886, during the Meiji and Taisho periods.
Appraiser: Okutani Shuseki (1871-1936)
Okutani Shuseki was born in Osaka Prefecture. His real name was Tsunejiro. He studied the Maruyama school under Mori Kansai (1814-1894). He exhibited and received awards many times at the Youth Painting Association and the Japan Painting Association. He was also a painting teacher of Tantansai Soshitsu, the 14th head of the Urasenke tea ceremony school (1893-1964).
He opened a private painting school and trained students. He was active as a Japanese painter from the Meiji through the early Showa periods and was also known as an appraiser, as was his teacher Mori Kansai.
The haiku describes the poet sowing seeds while a rooster follows and pecks at them.
Measurement
Mounting (Width x Length): 35cm X 190cm / Approx. 13 25/32″ X 74 51/64″
Painting (Width x Length): 33.3cm X 117.6cm / Approx. 13 7/64″ X 46 19/64″
Weight: 271g
Gross Weight incl. box: 589g
Material
Mounting: Silk
Ichimonji: Silk
Surface: Silk
Roller Ends: Bone
Other Details
Box: Paulownia box with authentication inscription
Painter: Yoshida Houu
Authentication and Box Inscription: Okutani Shuseki (appraiser)
Age: -1923
Region of Origin: Japan
Original / Reproduction: Antique Original
Condition: Good to average antique condition consistent with age. (Used)
* Minor folding creases.
* Mounting is in average antique condition.
* Spots on the mounting. (Refer to No. 5 and No. 6 photos)
* Surface is in good to average antique condition.
* Spots on the surface. (Refer to No. 4 photo)
* Spots and light discoloration on the back surface. (Refer to No. 8 photo)
* Minor fraying and scratches on the back surface.
* Light scratches on the roller ends. (Refer to No. 10 photo)
* Discoloration, scratches, and damage on the wooden box. (Refer to No. 1 and No. 10 photos)
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