Vintage Hanging Scroll, Kakejiku, Daitokuji, Gokurakuji, Nishigaki Soko, Taki, Handwriting,
The calligraphy bears the artist’s signature and seals and comes with its Tomobako (original signed paulownia box) and its original paper box.
The mounting uses patterned Japanese silk.
The character “Taki” means waterfall and refers to “Taki Chokka Sanzenjo,” associated with a poem by Li Bai (701?-762). In a Zen context, the image of a powerful vertical waterfall suggests a force that fills the senses and washes away distractions and worries.
Nishigaki Soko (1908-1985) was born in Gifu in 1908. He entered Shinju-an at Daitokuji, a temple associated with the Zen monk Ikkyu Sojun (1394-1481), and studied Buddhism and Zen under the chief priest, Nanzan.
He received Soko as his monk’s name and Bunzan as his monk’s pseudonym. In 1939, he became abbot of Gokurakuji, a temple affiliated with Daitokuji in Kinosaki, Hyogo. He also served as a councilor of Daitokuji and as head of its legal department. He graduated from the graduate school of Bukkyo University in 1976 and became a retired monk in 1978.
His calligraphy combines grace and strength, and he often selected meaningful Zen phrases.
Measurement
Mounting (Width x Length): 30.2cm x 173.5cm / Approx. 11 57/64″ x 68 5/16″
Writing (Width x Length): 27.8cm x 102cm / Approx. 10 15/16″ x 40 5/32″
Weight: 219g
Gross Weight incl. box: 606g
Material
Mounting: Silk
Ichimonji: Silk with gold threads
Surface: Washi Paper
Roller Ends: Japanese black lacquer
Other Details
Box: Tomobako (original signed paulownia box), Original paper box
Maker: Nishigaki Soko
Age: Before 1978 (mounted in 1997 by a scroll mounter)
Region of Origin: Japan
Original / Reproduction: Vintage Original
Condition: Excellent to very good vintage condition consistent with age. (Lightly used)
* Minor folding creases.
* Almost no discoloration due to age.
* Excellent condition on the mounting.
* Excellent condition on the surface.
* No visible spots or stains on the surface. The Washi Paper contains visible fibers.
* Fibers and patterns are visible in the paper surface.
* Spots and discoloration on the upper part of the back surface. (Refer to No. 8 photo)
* A fiber is visible on the lower part of the back surface. (Refer to No. 9 photo)
* Minor scratches and fraying on the back surface.
* Minor scratches on the roller ends.
* Light discoloration from wood tannin and scratches on the wooden box.
* Minor discoloration on the paper box.
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