ITO JAKUCHU (ATTR.): HERON AMONG REEDS

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ITO JAKUCHU (ATTR.): HERON AMONG REEDS Attributed to Ito Jakucho (1716-1800), sealed Jakuchu koji and To Jokin in Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Ink on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll on a silk brocade frame with roiro-lacquered wood jikusaki (roller ends). Finely painted with a heron standing among tall reeds. Inscriptions: To the left edge, two seals 若冲居士 Jakuchu koji and "藤汝釣印 To Jokin in. The box inscribed 若冲画 Jakuchu ga [Painting by Jakuchu]. A paper label on the side of the storage box: 若冲、さぎ Jakuchu, sagi [Heron by Jakuchu]. Image SIZE 106 x 28 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 190 x 40 cm With an inscribed wood tomobako (storage box). Ito Jakucho (1716-1800) inherited his father’s greengrocery business but preferred to live the solitary life of a painter. Sometime in his early thirties he became interested in Zen Buddhism and met Daiten Kenjo (1719-1801), a scholar-monk who became abbot of Shokoku-ji, one of the five most important Zen monasteries in Kyoto. Daiten proved influential in the artist’s life going forward. Jakuchu is usually described as an idiosyncratic nonconformist, positioning him in stark contrast to the prevailing orthodox Kano lineage. However, his meticulously detailed paintings reveal his own conscientious reliance on Chinese prototypes. Daiten, his friend, patron and spiritual guide, made the Chinese works available to him. For example, the artist was able to study original paintings of cranes by the obscure fifteenth-century Chinese artist Wen Zheng that were preserved at Shokoku-ji. Today, Jakuchu is a household name in Japan—exhibitions of his work are always blockbusters, and for good reason. Jakuchu used the seal on this painting for just a short time, early in his career—they appear on less than five other paintings. Auction comparison: Compare a related hanging scroll painting of cranes, also sealed Jakuchu koji, dated to the 18th century, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean Art, 15 March 2017, New York, lot 6137 (sold for USD 5,250 or approx. EUR 6,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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