TOMIOKA TESSAI (1836-1924) Red Bamboo Leaves Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho...
TOMIOKA TESSAI (1836-1924)
Red Bamboo Leaves
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century
A fan-shaped painting mounted as a kakejiku (hanging scroll) in black and red ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting bamboo leaves in bold and spontaneous red brush strokes, with an inscription Futo so tanshin (Steadfastly guarding a straight heart that does not bend like a bamboo) on the left, signed Tessai gaishi with two red seals; accompanied with a certificate issued by Tomioka Tessai Kantei Iinkai (Tomioka Tessai Authentication Association) and a plain wood storage box. Overall: 110cm x 72cm (43 5/16in x 28 3/8in); image: 16.3cm x 51cm (6 3/8in x 20 1/16in). (3).
Illustrated and published:
Tomioka Tessai shinseki shusei (Collection of Tomioka Tessai's Genuine Works), Osaka, Tomioka Tessai Kantei Iinkai, (Tomioka Tessai Authentication Association), 2015, p.403, no.1993.
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TOMIOKA TESSAI (1836-1924)
Red Bamboo Leaves
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/early 20th century
A fan-shaped painting mounted as a kakejiku (hanging scroll) in black and red ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting bamboo leaves in bold and spontaneous red brush strokes, with an inscription Futo so tanshin (Steadfastly guarding a straight heart that does not bend like a bamboo) on the left, signed Tessai gaishi with two red seals; accompanied with a certificate issued by Tomioka Tessai Kantei Iinkai (Tomioka Tessai Authentication Association) and a plain wood storage box. Overall: 110cm x 72cm (43 5/16in x 28 3/8in); image: 16.3cm x 51cm (6 3/8in x 20 1/16in). (3).
Illustrated and published:
Tomioka Tessai shinseki shusei (Collection of Tomioka Tessai's Genuine Works), Osaka, Tomioka Tessai Kantei Iinkai, (Tomioka Tessai Authentication Association), 2015, p.403, no.1993.
