Zenga
Landscape with fishermanSigned: -
Seals: Dokuzan
Technique: sumi on paper 67,3 x 32
Mounting: greenish broze damask and brown silk 163,5 x 45,2
Box: double, authorized by Unkô
Condition: fine
Dokuzan received his inka, certification of enlightenment from Gazan Shôtei (1853-1900). He practiced Zen at the Tenryû-ji under Ryôen Genseki (1842-1918), and at the same time studied painting with Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924). In 1900 he became the abbot of Rokuô-in. He was invited to be Zen master of Nanshu-ji monastery in Sakai, Osaka in 1910 Dokuzan became 128th generation kanchô, superintendent, of the Shôkoku-ji branch in 1911. He retired to Rinko-in in 1921, but in 1927 he founded the Nan'en-ji in Tottori Prefecture.
Reference:
Shôtenkaku bijutsukan 1988
Moog p. 82
Price: SOLD
