30th Nov, 2023 15:00
Fine Chinese & Japanese Paintings
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NAGASAWA ROSETSU (1754-1799): ‘TWO PUPPIES BENEATH A BLOOMING PLUM TREE’
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Japan, 18th century. Ink and watercolor on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll, on silk brocade coated paper with ivory handles. Masterfully painted, the thick trunk of a plum tree towers above two puppies seated back-to-back. The second puppy is painted in outline as a shadowy figure.
Inscriptions: Signed, ‘Rosetsu utsushu’ 蘆雪寫 (‘Painted by Rosetsu’), and sealed ‘Nagasawa’ 長澤 and ‘Gyo’ 魚
Provenance: Ex-collection Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt. Theodor “Teddy” Hahn was a well-known and respected collector of netsuke and other Asian works of art. After spending time in museums to study the early cultures of the world, finding particular interest in their sculptures, he began collecting, remarking, ‘I somehow knew it would have a profound influence on my life. How right I was. And how happy I have been.’
Condition: Very good condition with minimal wear and small creases. The silk brocade is in excellent condition, with minor wear and some loose threads.
Important notice: Please note that we will need to remove the ivory roller ends before shipping / handing over the item. The roller ends are not part of this offer.
Dimensions: Image size 121.3 x 27.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 212 x 40.2 cm
Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754-1799) was an 18th-century Japanese painter of the Maruyama School, known for his versatile style. He was born into the family of a low-ranking samurai. He studied with Maruyama Okyo in Kyoto. Rosetsu's early period works are in the style of Maruyama Okyo, although critics agree that the pupil's skill quickly surpassed his master's. Finally, they had a falling out and Rosetsu left the school. After the break, he worked under the patronage of the feudal lord of Yodo and accepted commissions from several temples. His works are kept in many museums worldwide, including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Harvard Art Museums, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and many more.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Mainichi Auction, Tokyo, 7 September 2018, lot 305
Price: JPY 7,800,000 or approx. EUR 52,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Chrysanthemum and dogs
Expert remark: Compare the related motif albeit with more puppies. Note the similar size (81.8 x 43.3 cm).
Japan, 18th century. Ink and watercolor on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll, on silk brocade coated paper with ivory handles. Masterfully painted, the thick trunk of a plum tree towers above two puppies seated back-to-back. The second puppy is painted in outline as a shadowy figure.
Inscriptions: Signed, ‘Rosetsu utsushu’ 蘆雪寫 (‘Painted by Rosetsu’), and sealed ‘Nagasawa’ 長澤 and ‘Gyo’ 魚
Provenance: Ex-collection Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt. Theodor “Teddy” Hahn was a well-known and respected collector of netsuke and other Asian works of art. After spending time in museums to study the early cultures of the world, finding particular interest in their sculptures, he began collecting, remarking, ‘I somehow knew it would have a profound influence on my life. How right I was. And how happy I have been.’
Condition: Very good condition with minimal wear and small creases. The silk brocade is in excellent condition, with minor wear and some loose threads.
Important notice: Please note that we will need to remove the ivory roller ends before shipping / handing over the item. The roller ends are not part of this offer.
Dimensions: Image size 121.3 x 27.5 cm, Size incl. mounting 212 x 40.2 cm
Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754-1799) was an 18th-century Japanese painter of the Maruyama School, known for his versatile style. He was born into the family of a low-ranking samurai. He studied with Maruyama Okyo in Kyoto. Rosetsu's early period works are in the style of Maruyama Okyo, although critics agree that the pupil's skill quickly surpassed his master's. Finally, they had a falling out and Rosetsu left the school. After the break, he worked under the patronage of the feudal lord of Yodo and accepted commissions from several temples. His works are kept in many museums worldwide, including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Harvard Art Museums, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and many more.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Mainichi Auction, Tokyo, 7 September 2018, lot 305
Price: JPY 7,800,000 or approx. EUR 52,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Chrysanthemum and dogs
Expert remark: Compare the related motif albeit with more puppies. Note the similar size (81.8 x 43.3 cm).
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