A scroll of examples of Rai San'yō seals

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[A forged scroll of examples of Rai San'yō seals]

[Artist unidentified].

[Japan, ca. late Edo to early Shōwa period (1860-1920s?)]. In manuscript with seal impressions.

A scroll featuring a painted gourd hand stamped with fifty examples of seals of various names used by the Nanga School artist and Confucianist philosopher Rai San'yō (1780-1832). The poem composed by San'yō that appears in the upper section of the scroll reads 把酒旗亭別送人, 禽聲草色太平春, 携妻携子同従母, 非是流民是逸民. San'yō apparently received a large gourd on his travels and wore it proudly on his belt, which is why illustrations relating to him often feature the oddly shaped accoutrement. The large character to the left of the gourd reads Noboru 襄 and the seal below it Sui Noboru 醉襄, two names used by San'yō. This work was stamped with inauthentic seals that were cut to mimic those the artist used. The work presents itself as being by San'yō himself with a forged signature and calligraphy. A forgery, it nevertheless presents an interesting combination of calligraphy, painting, and printing perhaps suited to a San'yō enthusiast.

Nidan hyōsō (two-layered) mounting, original jiku (scroll-knobs) present. Pigments on paper. Mounting and paper lightly browned, creased, and marked. Light stains to mounting head. Wear and washi paper repair to mounting verso. Housed in original wooden box, lid and lid verso inscribed. Mounting measures 187.5 x 40.5 cm; illustration on paper measures 134 x 30.5 cm.

A scroll of examples of Rai San'yō seals
Price: $380.00 (USD)