Manner of Konoe Nobutada 近衛信尹 (1565-1614) Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane)
Probably Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, 17th centuryKakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting a stylised standing image of Tenjin, the deified form of Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), dressed in Chinese robes beneath a poem (see below); lacquered wood jiku (roller ends)Wood tomobako storage box Overall: 175.5cm x 61cm (69 1/8in x 24in); Image: 99.3cm x 51.7cm (39 1/8in x 20 3/8in) (2).
注脚
The poem, on the theme of Tenjin's beloved plum blossoms, reads梅あらばいやしきしづか伏せ屋まで我立ちよらんあくま退りぞけUme araba / iyashiki shizuka / fuseya made / wa ga tachiyoran / akuma shirizokeFor information on both the artist and the subject of this scroll, please refer to the preceding lot.