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Hashimoto Kaikan (1854-1935)
Nihonga
Playing childeren
Signed: Kaikan
Seals: Hashimoto Toku in, Azana Iwa Yûsoku, wansetsu o mamoru(tp)
Technique: colours on silk 126 x 35.1
Mounting: green silk 192 c 49.1
Condition: very good

讀無量寿經言曰:修善,十日十夜,勝于他方诸佛国中,為善千載
The first line is a quotation from the Amitayus sutra (Amitayus, the Buddha of Long Life is a variant of Amida), but taken out of context completely and modified as well.
The Amitayus sutra says that if one practices good for ten days one will live in good conditions for a thousand years in other Buddha realms.

Kaikan was born in Akashi, Hyogo prefecture as the son of Hashimoto Bunsui, married to the painter Shôkei and the father of Hashimoto Kansetsu (1883-1945). Kaikan continued his fathers position as Hanju, a confucianist teacher for the Akashi domain.
He lived in Kobe and studied calligraphy with Kiro Ichimura. Kaikan was known as good poet, an even better calligrapher and as a self-taught painter.
Kaikan taught Chinese studies and poetry and had a great reputation as a scholar. From all over the world people came to his house to hear his opinions on art as well as on scholarly matters.

Reference:
Berry 2001 p. 191
Araki p. 1584

WAS: € 1.000,- ($ 1,080)

Price:
SOLD