The Kura - Japanese Art Treasures

Robert Mangold has been working with Japanese antiques since 1995 with an emphasis on ceramics, Paintings, Armour and Buddhist furniture.

Baby Monkey Japanese Scroll by Ota Issai


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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1960: Item # 1295288

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A superbly rendered image of a golden-eyed monkey with prehensile tail curling upward in a fine mounting of golden striped brocade by Ota Issai. The scroll is 34 x 59 inches (86 x 150 cm) and is in excellent condition, completely remounted using quality materials without overpainting. Ota Issai (1892-1979) was born in Nishio city, Aichi prefecture near modern day Nagoya. He graduated the Kyoto E-ga Senmon Gakko (future Kyoto U of A) where he studied under Kawai Gyokudo, specializing in animal imagery.