[EMAKI - COLLABORATIVE]. EARLY 19TH CENTURY MARUYAMA-SHIJÔ SCHOOL HANDSCROLL. A lovely Shijô-style scroll, in brocade cover with wooden roller ends (jiku), consisting of 19 images by 8 different artists, probably created as a painting epitome for a student or young acquaintance. Approximately 29 X 645 cm. The images are, as follows:
1. Yano Yachô (1782-1825). [Roberts p.194. Student of Goshun.] Ray.
2. Kinoshita Ôju (1777-1815). [Roberts p.124. Father of Ôshin.] Carp.
3. Okamoto Toyohiko (1773-1845). [Roberts p.186. Goshun's student.] Daffodils.
4. Toyohiko. Chinese figure admiring a rock.
5. Yoshimura Kôkei (1769-1836). [Roberts p.88. Okyô's student.] Two crows.
6. Kôkei. Two White Herons.
7. Kôkei. Diving Duck.
8. Shibata Gitô (1780-1819). [Roberts p.32. Goshun's student.] Ayu.
9. Kôkei. Flowering Water Plant.
10. Gitô. Ripening Biwa Fruit.
11. Gitô;. Squirrel & Grapes.
12. Hatta Koshû (1760-1822). [Roberts p.92. Ôkyo's student.] Bird on Branch.
13. Toyohiko. Helmet & Shôbu (associated with Boy's Day).
14. Matsumura Keibun (1779-1843). [Roberts p.74. Goshun's brother.] Kingfisher on Iris Stalk.
15. Keibun, Warabi (edible ferns).
16. Keibun. Adonis Flower.
17. Toyohiko. Cargo Boat.
18. Keibun. Morning Glories.
19. Maruyama Ôshin (1790-1838). [Roberts p.126.] Persimmon Bough.
The scroll begins and ends abruptly, without preliminary or final remarks. Probably created as a "te-hon" complete with colors to serve as an exemplar for a young student. All the artists were prominent in the 2nd and 3rd generation of Maruyama/Shijô artists, The scroll was probably created about 1810 for the son of a patron (see the Boy's Day symbology, above). In very nice condition - excellent example. $1,850.00 #83280
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