Fûgai Honkô (1779-1847)Nanga
Cabins at a brook (Landscape wth family houses)Signed: Fûgai
Seals: Fûgai
Technique: colours on paper 132.3 x 30.6
Mounting: green damask
195 x 44.8
Condition: wormage along the right side of the mounting and worn at the top of the mounting, otherwise good
Fûgai was born in a poor family of farmers in a small village near Ise. At the age of eight he entered a Buddhist monastery. After seeing a painting by Tanke Gessen he decided to become a painter. At the Ryûmanji temple while studying Buddhism under Genrô Ôryû (1720-1813) he took the name Honkô around the year 1800. He became a priest of the Sôtô sect at thirty and eventually succeeded his teacher. As was common among priests Fûgai traveled widely between 1812-1818, in which he also held a number of posts before settling down. It is said that in one of those travels he met with a large number of paintings by Ike no Taiga (1723-1776) in the Katsube collection. This should explain his style, which leans heavily to that of Taiga.
Reference:
Toyota 2008
Addiss'75 # 10-11
Addiss'76 # 27
Addiss'86 # 47
Moog p. 103
WAS: € 800,- ($ 880)
Price: SOLD