Sparrows, Cock and Swallows｜Collection｜Watanabe Japanese Fine Arts

Artist	Shokado Shojo
Title	Sparrows, Cock and Swallows
Biography	Shokado Shojo(1582-1639) was a Japanese monk of Shingon sect, calligrapher, and painter, born in Settsu Province(present Osaka Prefecture). Served Konoe Nobutada. Entered Hachiman Shrine in Yawata, Kyoto. Studied Esoteric Buddhism under Hitsuden of Takimoto-bo and became the chief priest of Takimoto-bo Temple. Later retreated and named his secluded hut "Shokado". Known as a "Three Great Brushes of the Kan-ei Period" along with Hon-ami Koetsu and Konoe Nobutada. Excelled at not only painting but also calligraphy, waka(Japanese poem) and tea ceremony.
Description	3 scrolls wash on paper with paper mounting 127 x 28 cm(each artwork), 194 x 39 cm(each overall) minor foxing/creases/traces of repair on the paper and wears on the mounting with double wooden storage box signed by Yamamoto Nyosen, the 8th
Price	700,000Yen
Season	other
Period	Muromachi & Azuchi-Momoyama(1334-1602),Early Edo(1603-1699)

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