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MU! By Yamada Mumon, Japanese Zen Buddhist Art Scroll Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1980 item# 911374 (stock# ALR2622)
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Exceptional rendering of the character Mu (Nothingness) by one of Zens most important 20th century leaders Yamada Mumon enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The ink on paper image is framed in patterned silk extended with pale green, and features ivory rollers. It is 26 x 52-1/2 inches (66 x 134 cm) and in excellent condition. Mumon (1900-1988) studied law in his youth, but was converted to the life of Buddhism by a statement of Confucian theory which says, rather than become a lawyer, ...click for details

Descending Monks, Japanese Zen Scroll by Deiryu Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1940 item# 910392 (stock# ALR2620)
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Monks of the World, Bearing Begging Bowls, the Thunderous Chant! The monks descend for alms from their monastery crying OOOH as they walk, the lighthearted scene brushed deftly by one of the early 20th centuries more beloved characters, Kutsu Deiryu, the quiet disciple of Nakahara Nantenbo. Ink on paper in yellow/green silk frame with blue and white porcelain rollers. The scroll measures 18 x 80 inches (46 x 203 cm), and is in fine condition but for some minor wrinkles along the outer edge. F ...click for details

Japanese Silk Scroll, Scholar Stone Painting, 1928 Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1930 item# 905748 (stock# ALR2603)
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A moss covered scholar stone image in pigment and ink on silk signed Sosso and dated 1928 enclosed in the original signed wooden box. The image is vigorously brushed with both dry and wet strokes alternating, creating a sublime sense of depth. The scroll is 13-1/2 by 78 inches (34 x 198 cm) and is in fine condition, mounted in shimmering green silk with red lacquered rollers.

Sumi-e scholar stone by Ki-o, 1921 Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1930 item# 902254 (stock# ALR2601)
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A painting of a Taiko-seki scholar stone signed Ki-o and dated 1921 enclosed in the original signed kiri-wood box. The ink on paper image is set in a field of patterned green silk and features rosewood rollers. It measures 18 x 83 ½ inches (46 x 212 cm). There is some wrinkling and the box has been insect eaten (although no insect damage to the scroll). We can arrange for restoration if desired.

Unusual Japanese Scholar Stone Painting, Kai Kozan Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1960 item# 901707 (stock# ALR2600)
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A sedate view of two dark stones performed with a very dry brush on rough hand-made mulberry paper signed The 90 year old Kozan (Kai Kozan, b. 1871) and enclosed in the original wooden box which is in turn enclosed in a red lacquered wooden box (ni-ju-bako). The powerful image is wrapped in patterned green silk extended with beige and features solid ivory rollers. The scroll is 27 x 54 Inches (68 x 137 cm) and in excellent condition. The scroll is the work of Kai Kozn, a Kyoto based artist bo ...click for details

Horse Scroll, Japanese Zen Priest Yamada Mumon Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1980 item# 890050 (stock# ALR2578)
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Ka Po Ka Po (clip clop clip clop) echo the horses feet as the sound of one progressing slowly toward the goal of enlightenment; a boldly brushed work by Zen Priest Yamada Mumon. The dark ink strokes seem to accelerate as they descend, creating a vivacious tone with the four character inscription speeding up as well, the characters moving from easily recognizable straight script to cursive. The paper canvas is bordered in fresh green patterned silk extended with lavender and features unusual ne ...click for details

Fine Japanese Bamboo Screen Set, R Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1970 item# 888261 (stock# ANR2571R)
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One of a pair of sumi-e six panel screens covered in a forest of soft ink bamboo with gold highlights signed Tomonori (Yuki). The bamboo appears lit from a patch of blue fog, gold highlights shimmering on the leaves. Transparency in the leaves gives one the sense of being transported to some mystical time. Who will gather amongst the golden leaves? The pigment and ink on paper canvas is bordered in a simple frame of black lacquer. Each screen measures6 feet by 153 inches (182.5 x 388 cm) fu ...click for details

Fine Japanese Bamboo Screen Set, L Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1970 item# 888259 (stock# ANR2571L)
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One of a pair of sumi-e six panel screens covered in a forest of soft ink bamboo with gold highlights signed Tomonori (Yuki). The bamboo appears lit from a patch of blue fog, gold highlights shimmering on the leaves. Transparency in the leaves gives one the sense of being transported to some mystical time. Who will gather amongst the golden leaves? The pigment and ink on paper canvas is bordered in a simple frame of black lacquer. Each screen measures6 feet by 153 inches (182.5 x 388 cm) fu ...click for details

Japanese Zen Priest Calligraphy Scroll, Yamada Mumon Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1980 item# 886604 (stock# MOR2566)
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The character Kotobuki followed by a playful verse crying Watashiya kyujukyu made (Longevity, I live to 99). Ink on paper enclosed in a subtle cloth border befitting Zen art. It is stamped Taishitsu (his art name) and enclosed in the original signed wooden box with the same inscription on the lid. The scroll measures 10 by 73 inches (26.5 x 185 cm). There is some cupping in the scroll, otherwise in fine condition. Mumon (1900-1988) studied law in his youth, but was converted to the life of B ...click for details

Antique Japanese Screen by Takada Biichi Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1940 item# 832679 (stock# ANR2476)
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Mandarin ducks take flight from a storm washed rocky shore into a golden sky; a large two panel screen by Takada Bi-ichi dating circa 1935. The birds are worked in vivid color, expertly crafted in design consistent with the time. Each panel is 33-1/2 x 69 inches (85 x 175 cm). The mandarin ducks a popular theme in Japanese painting from time immemorial, both for their brilliant frocks and as symbols of marital bliss (it is believed that they choose one mate for life). Performed with pigment ...click for details

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