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PRINCE ARISUGAWA TARUHITO (1835-1895) AND YAMAGATA ARITOMO (1838-1922) Two Hanging Scrolls of Calligraphy Edo period (1615-1868), Meiji (1868-1912), or Taisho (1912-1926) era image 1
PRINCE ARISUGAWA TARUHITO (1835-1895) AND YAMAGATA ARITOMO (1838-1922) Two Hanging Scrolls of Calligraphy Edo period (1615-1868), Meiji (1868-1912), or Taisho (1912-1926) era image 2
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PRINCE ARISUGAWA TARUHITO (1835-1895) AND YAMAGATA ARITOMO (1838-1922)
Two Hanging Scrolls of Calligraphy
Edo period (1615-1868), Meiji (1868-1912), or Taisho (1912-1926) era

26 October 2022, 10:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$318.75 inc. premium

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PRINCE ARISUGAWA TARUHITO (1835-1895) AND YAMAGATA ARITOMO (1838-1922)

Two Hanging Scrolls of Calligraphy
Edo period (1615-1868), Meiji (1868-1912), or Taisho (1912-1926) era
The first, a calligraphy brushed in ink on paper reading Bokujo (a term describing a state of peace and calm used in Chinese poetry), signed Taruhito and sealed Taruhito and Kadō and another seal, mounted with woven textiles depicting the Battle of Yashima above and below the central calligraphy; the second, a calligraphy brushed in ink on satin, signed Gansetsu and sealed Yūsho yoku sei un, Aritomo no in and another seal
The first with a wood tomobako storage box (2)
11 1/4 x 25in (28.6 x 63.5cm), calligraphy only; 33 1/4 x 25in (84.4 x 63.5cm), including Battle of Yashima textiles, the first
52 3/4 x 16 7/8in (134 x 42.9cm), the second

Footnotes

Prince Arisugawa Taruhito was born an Imperial Prince near the end of the Tokugawa Bakufu, and following his adoption by Emperor Ninkō was a potential heir to the Japanese throne. Although he never ascended, he was a close advisor to both Emperor Kōmei, his brother by adoption, and Emperor Meiji, his nephew by adoption. He was commander of the Imperial Army during the Meiji Restoration, and served as chief of staff of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1889-1895, along with being the commander-in-chief of the Japanese forces during the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894. He held many political positions in the Japanese government.

The Battle of Yashima was one of the battles of the Genpei War, taking place on March 22, 1185.

Yamagata Aritomo was a senior-ranking Japanese military commander, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan, and a leading member of the genrō, an elite group of senior statesmen who controlled Japan after the Meiji Restoration. In the role of the Imperial Japanese Army's inaugural Chief of Staff, he was the chief architect of the Empire of Japan's military strategy.

For another calligraphy by Aritomo which shares a seal with the present lot, see Waseda University Library collection, call number チ03 03535 0117.

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