Antique Japanese Wall Hanging Scroll Painting Auspicious Art Painting
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1930: Item # 1488018
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Juseki is an abbreviation for landscape stone, which means a stone that is a scaled-down version of the natural scenery, a stone that resembles a certain shape, or an abstract stone that evokes intimacy and an elegant imagination that is difficult to describe. Furthermore, in the painting, a mushroom called reishi, which has been considered a symbol of Ruixiang in ancient Chinese Taoism, is depicted along with bamboo, which is also a good luck charm. Bamboo is an evergreen tree, stretching straight to the heavens and bending but not breaking. It has the vitality to grow to the same height as its parents in about 3 months, and it does not wither all year round and shoots one after another. For this reason, it has been depicted in paintings since the Muromachi period as a symbol of the prosperity of descendants.
Okutani Shuseki (1871－1936) was born in Osaka. He studied painting under a prominent artist Mori Kansai. Shuseki was a leading artist in Kyoto art circle during Meiji – Taisho and early Showa period in Japan.
The piece is in fine condition with the age, with some light marks present on the painting. It is accompanied by a paulownia wood storage box.
Painting: W10 7/8” x H50 3/8” (W27.5cm x H128cm)
Scroll: 12 1/4"x H77 1/2” (W31cm x H197cm)
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