Sakamoto Kôjô (1875-1969) Zenga Ai - LoveSigned: Kôjô hachijûsan ô (83) Seals: Hôrai zan’in chôin, Jinshaju (tp) Technique: sumi on paper 60,2 x 29,5 Date: 1957 Mounting: pink crushed aper end beige paper 143 x 38,6 Condition: light foxing, otherwise good 愛, Ai - Love Kôjô was the 38th generation abbot of the Kiyoshi Kôjin Seichô-ji and founder of the Tomioka Tessai Museum in Takarazuka in Hyôgô Province. Since 1918 Kôjô had assembled a huge collection of the work of Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924) and during the 1960s he organized many important international exhibitions of Tessai’s work. Reference: Moog p. 272 Price: ON REQUEST | |