A HAND-COLORED WOODBLOCK PRINT DEPICTING XUANZANG
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A HAND-COLORED WOODBLOCK PRINT DEPICTING XUANZANG
Japan, 19th century
Painted with ink and watercolors on paper, laid down on fabric-coated cardboard. Depicting the famous 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang (Genjo) on his pilgrimage to India, carrying a large bamboo oi (traveling monk's backpack) filled with sutra scrolls, holding another sutra scroll in one hand and a hossu (flywhisk) in the other, wearing colorful, long flowing robes.
SIZE 35.8 x 15.5 cm (image) and 46 x 26.8 cm (incl. mounting)
Condition: Good condition with old wear, minor losses, some soiling.
Provenance: From an English private collection, acquired in Australia about 10 years ago.
Literature comparison:
The original painting of Xuanzang, dated to the Kamakura period, 14th century, is in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.
Japan, 19th century
Painted with ink and watercolors on paper, laid down on fabric-coated cardboard. Depicting the famous 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang (Genjo) on his pilgrimage to India, carrying a large bamboo oi (traveling monk's backpack) filled with sutra scrolls, holding another sutra scroll in one hand and a hossu (flywhisk) in the other, wearing colorful, long flowing robes.
SIZE 35.8 x 15.5 cm (image) and 46 x 26.8 cm (incl. mounting)
Condition: Good condition with old wear, minor losses, some soiling.
Provenance: From an English private collection, acquired in Australia about 10 years ago.
Literature comparison:
The original painting of Xuanzang, dated to the Kamakura period, 14th century, is in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.
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A HAND-COLORED WOODBLOCK PRINT DEPICTING XUANZANG
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