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TŌKŌ SHIN'ETSU 東皋心越 (JIANG XINGCHOU 蔣興疇, 1639–1695) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century (3) image 1
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TŌKŌ SHIN'ETSU 東皋心越 (JIANG XINGCHOU 蔣興疇, 1639–1695)
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century

3 – 11 November 2025, 10:00 GMT
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TŌKŌ SHIN'ETSU 東皋心越 (JIANG XINGCHOU 蔣興疇, 1639–1695)

Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
Ancient Plum Tree
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts: The branch of an ancient plum tree in blossom, with a ten-character poetic inscription signed Tōkō Etsu, sealed Tōkō at top right and with two further artist's seals and three collectors' seals, the reverse with the three-character collector's seal of Robert van Gulik; with a modern double wood storage box, the inner box with a cardboard slipcase
Overall: 109 × 45.4cm (42 7/8 × 17 7/8in); image: 27 × 33.5cm (10 5/8 × 13 1/8in) (3).

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Provenance
Dr Robert van Gulik (1910–1967)
Christie's, Amsterdam, The Van Gulik Collection of Fine Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan Paintings and Calligraphy ... , auction catalogue, 7 December 1983, Lot 121

Tōkō Shin'etsu was a high-ranking Chinese priest who fled to Japan after the downfall of the Ming dynasty and became a priestly retainer of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Lord of the Mito Province branch of the ruling Tokugawa Family; he was also a skilled musician, an aspect of his achievement that was studied in detail by the famed scholar and novelist Dr Robert van Gulik, a previous owner of this scroll.

This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10), Ref. KD858YK2.

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