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MANNER OF KANŌ SANSETSU 狩野山雪 (1589–1651), MANNER OF KUSUMI MORIKAGE 久隅守景 (CIRCA 1620–1690), ARTIST UNKNOWN 作者不詳
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MANNER OF KANŌ SANSETSU 狩野山雪 (1589–1651), MANNER OF KUSUMI MORIKAGE 久隅守景 (CIRCA 1620–1690), ARTIST UNKNOWN 作者不詳
Crow on Bare Tree
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts with prominent jōge (upper and lower strips): Two crows perched on a gnarled, bare old tree at left, another crow flying to the right, the moon half-obscured by cloud; with signature Sansetsu gihitsu (Drawn for fun by Sansetsu) and pot-seal Sansetsu; with an old wood storage box
Overall: 127 × 77cm (50 × 30 1/4in); image: 35.5 × 65cm (14 × 25 5/8in)
The Four Sleepers
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in rich silk brocade mounts: The Shisui ('Four Sleepers')—Feng Gan (Bukan), his tiger, Han Shan (Kanzan), and Shide (Jittoku)—with Jittoku's broom in the foreground; with signature Morikage hitsu and seal Morikage; with a wood storage box
Overall: 122 × 54.5cm (48 × 21 1/2in); image: 30.2 × 43.5cm (11 7/8 × 17 1/8in)
Bird of Prey
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colours on silk in silk mounts: A daimyo lord's prized falcon, perched on a stand with an elaborate tassel, likely cut from a larger composition
Overall: 198 × 48.5cm (78 × 19 1/8in); image: 114 × 36.5cm (44 7/8 × 14 3/8in)
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Footnotes
MANNER OF KUSUMI MORIKAGE 久隅守景 (CIRCA 1620–1690):
This grouping of three humans and one feline dates back to the year 1004, when a Chinese text includes them in the category of figures who have 'attained entrance to the gate of Chan' (Zen); their presentation as sleepers relates to the status of dreams in medieval Zen practice; see Gregory Levine and Yukio Lippitt, Awakenings: Zen Figure Painting in Medieval Japan, exhibition catalogue, New York, Japan Society, 2007, pp. 104–107.
This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10), Ref. CTDRQ135 (for Crow on Bare Tree) and Ref. N5AJP9JE (for The Four Sleepers).














