A hanging scroll of landscape by Mori Ippo (1798-1872)
435*W
Mori Ippo (1798-1871)
Early 19th century
Kakejiku, in ink and colour on silk, depicting a panoramic view of Uji, near Kyoto, showing Hoo-do (Phoenix Hall) set within the precincts of Byodo-in, on the far right corner by the Uji river, with travellers crossing the bridge on the the far left and undulating hillocks in the distance, signed Ippo with two seals Mori Keishi no in and Shikouji; with wood storage box, titled Uji shinkei no zu, Ippo hitu. 90cm x 147.5cm (35½in x 58in). (2).
Sold for £6,250 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 宇治真景図　森一鳳筆　一幅　絹本着色　19世紀前期　

    Published and Illustrated: Fuchu Municipal Museum, Santo gaka kurabe - Kyo Osaka o mite Edo o shiru (Artists of the Three Capitals - Learning About Edo Through Kyoto and Osaka), Exhibition Catalogue, Tokyo, 2012, p.11, pl.2.

    Mori Ippo was a Shijo painter. Born and living in Osaka, he studied under Mori Tetsuzan (1775-1841), who later adopted him. Around 1850, he executed some of the paintings for the fusuma of the Imperial Palace, Kyoto. He was an accomplished painter of birds, but even more so of landscapes, such as the painting offered here; as well as producing scenes of Osaka life in an unconventional manner.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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