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Daruma by Mokurai, Japanese Zen Art Scroll
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Pre 1920 item# 915003 (stock# ALR2622)
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A fine large rendition of the founder of Zen Buddhism, Daruma by Zen Priest Takeda Mokurai (1854-1930) enclosed in a period wooden box. The ink on silk painting is bordered in maroon satin patterened with clouds with white piping and features large rosewood rollers. It measures 21 by 81 inches (52.5 x 206 cm). Overall very presentable, there are some scattered marks and minor wrinkles along the edge. Mokurai began his journey down the Buddhist path at the age of 7 under the priest Ryodo. De ...click for details
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Enso Circle on a fan by Zen Priest Nakahara Nantenbo
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Pre 1920 item# 911602 (stock# ALR2622)
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The Kura
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A circle, representing the eternal wheel, by the notorious Nantenbo (1839-1925) graces the delicate blades of this fan mounted as a fine tea room Chagake scroll. It is signed the 82 year old man Nantenbo. Ink on a (used) paper fan on a paper field enclosed in brown cloth extended in Prussian blue with black lacquered wooden rollers. The scroll is 22 by 47 inches (56 x 120 cm) and is in excellent condition, enclosed in period wooden box. Volumes could be written about the life of this artist. ...click for details
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Japanese Zen Calligraphy Scroll, Nakahara Nantenbo
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Pre 1920 item# 909999 (stock# ALR2618)
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The Kura
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A Vigorous Cry, Temple under the Ghostly Moon (MyoKo Hito Koe, Yu Getsu Tera); a stirring vision by one of Zens most beloved characters Nakahara Nantenbo. The scroll has been completely remounted in silk patterned with florals in the color of twilight, and features austere black lacquered wooden rollers befitting the scene. It measures 18 x 75 inches (45,5 x 190 cm) and is in fine restored condition, with some old age staining. Born into a samurai family, Nantenbo joined the priesthood to pon ...click for details
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Early Edo Japanese Golden Armor, Papered
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Pre 1700 item# 909274 (stock# YOR2615)
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A fully gilded golden Yoroi Designated Armor of Significant Importance (Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo) by the Japanese Armor Society. It is properly titled Kinpaku Iyozane Aka-Ito Sugake Odoshi Ni-Mai-Do Gusoku (Gilded Open Red Laced Armor of Two Parts in Horizontal Banded Scales). The entire armor has been gilded with gold and laced with a striking red/orange lacing with red/orange silk backing cloth. If features a Momonari Kabuto with small five lame Hineno Shikoro of Kiritsuke Kozane matching the ...click for details
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