06-25-201006-26-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2512Boston
June 25, 2010 03:00 PMCalender
446

Japanese Painting

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$119$100
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2512Location: BostonDate / Time: June 25, 2010 3:00PM

Description:

Japanese Painting, Meiji period, ink and color on silk, depiction of Daikoku, inscription reads "Kano Dorin Fujiwara Yoshinobu kinga" (a man named Dorin of the Kano School, whose name had been Yoshinobu, reverentially painted),two red seals, framed and glazed, 20 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.

N.B. Daikoku is regarded as the patron of farmers and businessmen and one who chases demons away. He wears a peculiar kind of hat and holds a mallet, with which he is supposed to be able to produce wealth. He stands on bales of rice and holds a sack, which is said to contain precious objects.

Provenance: Descended in the Estate of a Cambridge Massachusetts and New York City Academic Family.


Estimate $300-500

Slight staining to the top section

Keywords

Kano School, businessmen, Cambridge Massachusetts, New York City