Scholars rock
height: 36cm incl. stand _ Fudo Myo-o
a scholars rock usually represents a landscape as seen in the early Chinese paintings which the scholar could meditate within the confines of a studio however, some rocks can conjure up figures such as dragons etc. And in this example it can be said the rock Chinese in origin being obtained from a Japanese collection perhaps resembled the image of the deity Fudo Myo-o the immovable wisdom king with flames emerging from the back of his head a popular subject in Japanese art and with the literati.
a Ying stone from the collection of Alex Kerr obtained in Japan 1987.
Shino chawan early 17th century ;
diameter 12.3cm, height 8.8cm
an important chawan with a dark grey clay body and a shino glaze is from Ogaya kilns Mino area; the underglaze decoration of the Seven Grasses of Autumn a revered subject in Japanese culture since the eighth century
the lid of the tomobako is inscribed archeological find from Ogaya where private excavations were carried out by renowned potters and researchers Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) and Toyozo Arakawa (1894-1985) his findings celebrated in the documnatry film Shino and the Old Man
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Scholars rock
height: 36cm incl. stand _ Fudo Myo-o
a scholars rock usually represents a landscape as seen in the early Chinese paintings which the scholar could meditate within the confines of a studio however, some rocks can conjure up figures such as dragons etc. And in this example it can be said the rock Chinese in origin being obtained from a Japanese collection perhaps resembled the image of the deity Fudo Myo-o the immovable wisdom king with flames emerging from the back of his head a popular subject in Japanese art and with the literati.
a Ying stone from the collection of Alex Kerr obtained in Japan 1987.
Shino chawan early 17th century ;
diameter 12.3cm, height 8.8cm
an important chawan with a dark grey clay body and a shino glaze is from Ogaya kilns Mino area; the underglaze decoration of the Seven Grasses of Autumn a revered subject in Japanese culture since the eighth century
the lid of the tomobako is inscribed archeological find from Ogaya where private excavations were carried out by renowned potters and researchers Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) and Toyozo Arakawa (1894-1985) his findings celebrated in the documnatry film Shino and the Old Man
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