Attributed to Kaihō Yushō 海北友松 (1533-1615) and Karasuma Mitsuhiro 烏丸光広 (1579-1638) Kinkō Riding a Carp Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, early 17th century (2)
Attributed to Kaihō Yushō 海北友松 (1533-1615) and Karasuma Mitsuhiro 烏丸光広 (1579-1638) Kinkō Riding a Carp
Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, early 17th centuryKakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and slight colours on paper in silk mounts, depicting Kinkō Sennin reading a scroll and riding a leaping carp, waves below, with an inscription; ivory jiku (roller ends)UnsignedWood tomobako storage box Overall: 161cm x 59.5cm (63 3/8in x 23 3/8in); Image: 83cm x 47.5cm (32 5/8in x 18?in) (2).
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PublishedTōkyō Bijutsu Kurabu 東京美術倶楽部 (Tokyo Art Club), Hongō-ke shozōhin nyūsatsu 本郷家所藏品入札 (Auction of Works from the Hongō Family Collection), sale catalogue (8 June 1931), Tokyo, Tōkyō Bijutsu Insatsusha 東京美術印刷社, 1931, no. 4Sometimes included among the Hassen (Eight Immortals), the Chinese sage Kinkō is best known for an incident in which he plunged into a river and emerged riding on the back of a giant carp.Please note that the jiku (roller ends) are made of ivory, the import of which is banned in the USA and China; additionally, from 1 January 2021 this lot will require a CITES permit for export to all other destinations outside of the UK. Should you wish, the Japanese Department can arrange for the jiku to be professionally removed at an additional cost.