• Sitting Kannon
  • Sitting Kannon
  • Sitting Kannon
  • Sitting Kannon
Sitting Kannon
Sitting Kannon
Sitting Kannon
Sitting Kannon
Hanging scroll
Item Number : 25150
Artist Yamazaki Ben'ei
Title Sitting Kannon
Biography Yamazaki Ben’ei (1859–1920) was a monk of the Jodo-shū sect, born in Shimofusa Province (present-day Chiba Prefecture). His childhood name was Keinosuke, and his art names included Buddha Zenna, Mushotokushi, and Fukachidoji. He studied under Seiyo Daiko at Kogane Tozen-ji Temple and entered preisthood at Io-ji Temple. His father, Yamazaki Kapei, was a devoted nenbutsu practitioner. Yamazaki traveled to India to visit Buddhist pilgrimage sites. He founded the Komyokai and began promoting the doctrine of Nyoraikomyo Shugi (Doctrine of the Buddha’s Radiant Light).
Description
  • color/gold paste on silk with silk mounting
  • 126 x 50 cm(artwork), 212 x 65 cm(overall)
  • very minor foxing/minor creasre on silk
  • with double wooden storage box
Price 550,000Yen
Season other
Period Meiji(1868-1911),Taisho(1912-1925)

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