LOT 0271 SHIBATA KOYO: A SCROLL PAINTING
Viewed 351 Frequency
Pre-bid 0 Frequency
Name
Size
Description
Translation provided by Youdao
SHIBATA KOYO: A SCROLL PAINTING OF WATANABE NO TSUNA ON HORSEBACK AT RASHOMON GATE By Shibata Koyo (1883 - c. 1920), signed Koyo with seal Koyo Japan, late Meiji (1868-1912) to Taisho period (1912-1926) Painted with ink, colors, and gilt on silk, with a silk brocade frame, and mounted as a hanging scroll with bone roller ends (jiku), depicting the famous samurai Watanabe no Tsuna riding a horse through the smoke-filled Rashomon gate to slay the demon of Rashomon, signed lower right Koyo with seal Koyo. SIZE 209.5 x 63 cm (total) and 126.5 x 50 cm (image only) Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, few minor creases, minimal soiling. Provenance: French private collection. Watanabe no Tsuna (953-1025) was a legendary samurai and a companion in arms of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (also known as Raiko), one of the earliest samurai to be famed for his military exploits in a number of tales and legends. Watanabe's most famous feat is the defeat of the oni Ibaraki-doji, the principal follower of Shuten-doji. He fought Ibaraki-doji single-handedly at the Rashomon gate at the southern end of Suzaku-oji, the central North-South street in the old capital Heian-kyo (now Kyoto). Auction comparison: Compare a two-fold screen by the same artist, naturally of much larger size, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 15 May 2014, London, lot 299 (sold for 4,750 GBP).
Preview:
Address:
Vienna, AT
Start time:
Online payment is available,
You will be qualified after paid the deposit!
Online payment is available for this session.
Bidding for buyers is available,
please call us for further information. Our hot line is400-010-3636 !
This session is a live auction,
available for online bidding and reserved bidding