Watanabe Japanese Fine Arts

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2021.08.03

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Announcement of summer holiday

Artworks of the Month

Framed: Item Number : 21024

Serizawa Keisuke

Seashells(1964)

Biography	Serizawa Keisuke (1895-1984) was a Japanese textile-dyeing artist, born in Shizuoka. Studied the bingata-zome of Okinawa and established the katae-zome. Designated as the holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure) in 1956.
Description	color on glass with frame dimensions: 13×16cm (artwork), 24×26cm(overall) with handwritten label signed and sealed by the artist

Shikishi: Item Number : 20132

Inokuma Genichiro

Biography	Inokuma Genichiro(1902-1993)
Description	wash on paper (unmounted) dimensions: 27×24cm(artwork)

Hanging scroll: Item Number : 20066

Kishi Renzan

Gion Festival (1842)

Biography	Kishi Renzan(1804-1859) was a Japanese painter born in Kyoto. Studied under Kishi family of Ganku. Became the third generation member of the Kishi school after adopted to Kishi family. Served the Arisugawanomiya royal family since 1823. Influenced with the Shijo School and excelled at landscape and bird-and-flower paintings. Produced the decorative paintings of sliding doors of Imperial palace in 1855. His pupils include Kishi Chikudo and Kose Shoseki.
Description	color on paper with silk mounting dimensions: 116×29cm (artwork)　193×31cm (overall) very minor remains of bookworm on right part of paper with wooden storage box

Biography

Kishi Renzan(1804-1859) was a Japanese painter born in Kyoto. Studied under Kishi family of Ganku.
Became the third generation member of the Kishi school after adopted to Kishi family. Served the Arisugawanomiya royal family since 1823. Influenced with the Shijo School and excelled at landscape and bird-and-flower paintings. Produced the decorative paintings of sliding doors of Imperial palace in 1855. His pupils include Kishi Chikudo and Kose Shoseki.

Description

color on paper with silk mounting
dimensions: 116×29cm (artwork)　193×31cm (overall)
very minor remains of bookworm on right part of paper
with wooden storage box

Hanging scroll: Item Number : 19040

Abe Tadaaki, Kogetsu Sogen

Lotus Leaf with Inscription

Biography	Abe Tadaaki(1602-1675) was a feudal lord of Oshi domain born in Musashi as the second son of Abe Tadayoshi. Served to Tokugawa Iemitsu and Ietsuna as roju(senior councilor) Kogetsu Sogan (1574-1643) was a Japanese Rinzai monk born in Izumi-Sakai (present Sakai, Osaka). Successor of Shunoku Soen. The 156th head priest of Daitokuji. Excelled at tea ceremony, Japanese poem and calligraphy.
Description	Artwork by Abe Tadaaki / Inscription by Kogetsu Sogen ink on paper with silk mounting dimensions: 79×29 cm (artwork), 159×30 cm(overall) with double wooden storage box

Incense Case: Item Number : 15060

Otagaki Rengetsu

Incense Box in Shape of Eggplant

Biography	Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) was a female poet born in Kyoto. Daughter of Todo Yoshikiyo, chief retainer of Iga-ueno Domain. Learned poems under Chigusa Arikoto. After the death of her husband, entered the Buddhist nunhood under Gesshin of Jinko-in Temple. Mentor of Tomioka Tessai.
Description	ceramic dimensions: h.5cm×l.6cm×w.5cm with wooden storage box