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Style of Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), probably 19th century (3) image 1
Style of Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), probably 19th century (3) image 2
Lot 247*

Style of Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828)
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), probably 19th century

16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Style of Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828)

Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), probably 19th century
Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink and colours on silk in silk mounts, depicting Haku-e Kannon, the White-Robed Bodhisattva of Compassion, in the manner of Kano Motonobu; with a gold signature Hogen Hoitsu Kishin sha and a seal Keikyo Dojin; with a double wood tomobako storage box, the inner box inscribed Kanzeon Bosatsu no zu Hoitsu Shonin hitsu (Painting of Kanzeon Bosatsu brushed by Priest Hoitsu) and Taisho kinoto-ushi natsubi Sakai Hoshuku kan narabi ni shiki (Inspected and recorded by Sakai Hoshuku in summer 1925) and a certificate signed by Sakai Hoshuku. Overall: 178cm x 58cm (70 1/8in x 22 7/8in); image: 77cm x 37cm (30 3/8in x 14½in). (3).

Footnotes

For a classic version of this well-known icon, compare a celebrated painting of the White-Robed Kannon by Kano Motonobu (1476-1559) in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, inv.no.11.4267.

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