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By Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891), authenticated by Shoji Chikushin with seal
Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Ink and watercolor on paper. Both mounted as makimono handscrolls within a paper and silk brocade frame.
The first scroll titled on the backside, by Shoji Chikushin, 是真翁筆和人巻物 ‘Zeshin o hitsu Wajin makimono [A handscroll painting depicting Japanese figures, painted by an old venerable Zeshin], depicting selected aspects of daily activities, scenes and contemporary customs set within the rural landscape of Edo, comprising:
The second scroll also titled on the backside, by Shoji Chikushin, 是真翁筆漢人巻物 ‘Zeshin o hitsu Kanjin makimono’ [A handscroll painting depicting Chinese figures, painted by an old venerable Zeshin], comprising:
Inscriptions: The handwritten title inscriptions on both makimono hand scrolls: 先師是真翁真筆無疑者也、竹真鍳 ‘Senshi Zeshin o shinpitsu utagai naki nari ya’ [This is without doubt a genuine work painted by my former venerable Master Zeshin, certified by Chikushin] with the seal ‘Chikushin Yukei 竹真有敬’ [Chikushin, Yukei (Aritaka)]. The box cover 柴田是真翁筆、和漢人物画巻、貮巻 ‘Shibata Zeshin o hitsu, Wakan jinbutsu emaki, nikan’ [A pair of handscroll paintings, picture scrolls depicting the Chinese and Japanese figures, painted by an old master Shibata Zeshin], the inside of the cover signed 竹真識, with the seal 有敬 ‘Chikushin shirusu’, [Authenticated and attested by Chikushin, with the seal Yukei (Aritaka)].
SIZE (image) 28 x 496 cm (first scroll), 27 x 413 cm (second scroll)
SIZE (incl. mounting) 31 x 723.6 x cm (first scroll), 31 x 643 cm (second scroll)
Condition: Presenting very well with minor traces of wear such as creases and slight staining. Material loss and tears, hardly noticeable due to the mounting and with associated touchups. Roller ends removed.
Provenance: Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art part II, London, 10 May 2011, lot 366, (sold for GBP 24,000). A noted private collection acquired from the above. Edward A. ‘Ted’ Wrangham (1928-2009) formed one of the most important collections of Japanese Art in modern times. His reference book ‘The Index of Inro Artists’ (1995) is considered one of the most important English-language studies on Japanese lacquer ever published.
Both contained within an inscribed tomobako storage box.
Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) was a Japanese painter, lacquer artist, and printmaker of the late Edo period to early Meiji era. Nominated as one of the first Teishitsu Gigeiin (Imperial Court Artist) in Meiji 23 (1890), Shibata Zeshin excelled in several art forms, including painting, lacquer-making, print design, and calligraphy. He had an outstanding studio with talented students specializing in lacquer, paintings and prints. He has been called ‘Japan's greatest lacquerer.’ His work, unlike the oils being used by so many of his contemporaries, never needed re-touching and never faded. He was a master of emulating oil or ink painting with lacquer and combined groundbreaking techniques with traditional subjects. His studio was situated on the bank of a river, providing him with ample opportunity to observe nature, and the creatures that inhabited the natural world. Like many painters of the 19th century, he was eclectic in his sources and would have been exposed to traditional styles. However, Zeshin's skill level was such that he could fluidly mix techniques, ideas, and stylistic options, thus painting part of a composition in one manner and including elements of another to add variety and dynamics unheard of at the time.
Shoji Chikushin (1854-1936), also known as Yukei or Aritaka, the name literally means ‘with respect, respectfully’, was a dedicated pupil of Shibata Zeshin, well-versed in authenticating his teacher's works after his passing. His expertise was recognized at the National Industrial Exposition in 1877, where he received an award of merit.
Auction comparison:
Compare an emaki handscroll of choju-giga turtles by Shibata Zeshin, at Zacke, 1 September 2022, Vienna, lot 312 (sold for EUR 32,864).
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