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Description TANI BUNCHO (1763-1840)
WATERFALL
Ink on paper, inscribed, with a cyclical date equivalent to 1838, and with one seal, center right, mounted as a hanging scroll, Japanese wood roller-case and two Japanese wood boxes.
H: 130 1/2, W: 55 3/4 in.
PROVENANCE:
Property from the Collection of Betty Borman, Los Angeles.
Condition Report Sheet toned, horizontal lines of lighter tone throughout; a few scattered very minor stains and spots, scattered surface abrasions, a few very small scattered areas of fill; possible 3" x 1" patch to lower right corner at side; scattered small insect holes and trails, mostly along upper end and upper sides, possible repaired 2 1/4" horizontal tear to upper 2/3 in center and associated slightly lighter areas, otherwise good condition given scale of work. Verso with very fine (silk?) lining, scattered fine/slender patches. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Freeman's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Freeman's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Freeman's. For that reason, Freeman's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. All transactions are governed by Freeman's Conditions of Sale.
Notes Tani Buncho was one of the most influential literati artists in late Edo Japan. Highly successful and with a large number of students, Buncho''s works are varied in style. In the present Waterfall painting, Buncho, with a simplicity of brushstroke and manipulation of the void as an important part of the composition, abstracts the cascading waters in a way modern eyes can immediately relate to. The large scale and concentration of ink to the outer edges offers a profound experience to the viewer, drawing them in, but serving to call attention to the latent energy within what might seem at first to be emptiness. To this end, the present work may be seen in the light of Zenga, Zen paintings, where limited, energetic strokes of the brush capture on paper the ephemeral as a guide or inspiration to the absolute.