Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018

Lot 841

A LARGE JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Depicting Daruma wearing a red hooded robe and...

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £450

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A LARGE JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING

EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

Depicting Daruma wearing a red hooded robe and hoop earrings, with Zen scriptures from a sutra above him and two seals, the design probably inspired by the portrait of Daruma by Soga Jasoku (d.1483) at the Kyoto Imperial Museum, 86.5cm x 136.5cm.