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A VERY LARGE KANO SCHOOL DRAWING (FUNPON) OF 'RIO BUSSHOKU ZU', EDO PERIOD
奥地利
03月12日 晚上6点 开拍
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Japan, 18th-19th century. Well painted in ink and colors on thin sheets of paper assembled into a horizontal scroll. Depicting forty-four animals, including fourteen oxen on the left side standing on a rocky meadow, and thirty horses on the right side, symbolizing the motif of a hundred horses.Inscription: The animals are inscribed with unique kanji characters written in Japanese old-kana system related to horses and cattle based on the 'Rio busshoku zu', such as uma, 宇麻, [horse], shiro, 之呂, [white], kuro tatekami no, 久呂多天加美能, [black mane of a horse], kashira, 加之良, [head], ashi, 阿之, [legs], and kabuto, 加布登, [head].Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.Condition: Good condition with old wear. Obvious tears, creasing and small losses to the edges. Presenting very well.Dimensions: Image size 40 x 440 cmKano Naonobu (1607-1650) was a prominent Japanese painter of the Kano school during the early Edo period. He was the younger brother of the celebrated painter Kano Tan'yu and worked on numerous important commissions for the Tokugawa shogunate. Naonobu's style is distinguished by his bold use of negative space and mastery of ink wash painting, drawing on suiboku-ga traditions while exhibiting a uniquely Japanese sensibility. He established the Kobikicho branch of the Kano school in Edo and produced works that balanced refinement with expressive brushwork. Naonobu continues to be recognized for his lyrical approach and contributions to 17th-century Japanese painting.The present lot served as a preparatory drawing (funpon) by a Kano School painter. For finished paintings of horses by Kano Hironobu himself, see Christie's, Japanese & Korean Art, New York, 11 September 2012, lot 3.Rio busshoku (sometimes pronounced Riko busshoku) is based on a Chinese idiom (li huang wu se), derived from the story of the legendary ancient horse expert Jiufang Gao. The phrase means to focus on a horse's, or more broadly a thing's, essential qualities, such as spirit and talent, rather than superficial traits like color or gender. It emphasizes the importance of discerning true nature and intrinsic value over outward appearance and is often used in the context of talent selection to identify individuals of inner virtue and ability.This theme was translated into painting by Kano School artists of the early Edo period, encouraged by the Tokugawa shogunate. One notable example is a scroll painting by Kano Naonobu (1607-1650), official artist to the Tokugawa shogun, titled The Fine Horses and Cattle: Rio busshoku zu, produced in Edo in Shoho 4 (1647). Although the whereabouts of the original are unknown, many copies survive. The painting records 112 horses and cattle from the shogunate stables, documenting their Japanese and Chinese classification names, physical attributes, and associated auspicious or inauspicious meanings. The title Rio busshoku zu was written by Hayashi Razan (1583-1657), while the illustrations were painted by Kano Naonobu.Numerous copies are known, including Kano Tsunenobu's transcription Bashi Kokan (Tokyo University of the Arts) and Sekine Untei's Hyakuba oyobi Gyumomono Bente-zu maki (Tachibana Family Archives), among others. The scroll from the Kano Kokichi (1865-1942) collection discussed here is a copy painted by Miura Yoshinobu (active 1810-1840), dated 1817 (Bunka 14), based on an original by Kano Naonobu, with the original colophon written by Kurosawa Sadayuki in 1647.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related drawing, dated to the early 19th century, 407.7 cm (long), in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 07.246.25. Compare the Rio busshoku painting, after the official court artist Kano Naonobu, by Miura Yoshinobu, dated to 1817, in the Tohoku University Digital Archives, inventory number 05-000973.

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