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Calligraphy – Buji Kore Kinin

Kakemono, unique work, with box, 168 x 40 cm
Product number: 3278

Sold – no longer available

This piece was handmade by Ueda Gizan and was a one-of-a-kind work. It cannot be reordered and will never exist in this form again. The page stays online as part of our archive.

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Details about the sold piece

  • Height 168 cm
  • Width 40 cm
  • Item Type Kakemono
  • Jikusaki Wood
  • Material Honshi Paper
  • Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
  • Technique Hand-Painted
  • Unique Work Yes
  • Wooden Box Yes
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Description

A kakemono with a calligraphy by the Daitoku-Ji Ryugenin priest Ueda Gizan, who lived between 1891 and 1972. Written on paper with a mounting of paper and silk brocade. The kakejiku shows age-related spots and discoloration as well as a few small creases in the picture area. Both jikusaki made of lacquered wood are present and intact. The calligraphy reads in Romaji as "Buji Kore Kinin". This is a saying by the Zen master Rinzai, which roughly translates to "He who does not seek satori (enlightenment) somewhere outside (beyond himself) is noble (rare)". This kakemono comes in a wooden box (Tomobako) signed by the artist.

Frequently asked

No – as a one-of-a-kind piece it exists in a single example only.
We would be glad to look for one. Get in touch with the details of the object you are looking for and we will see what we can do.
Because the two pieces of information speak about different things: the period designation describes the object – support, colors, condition – while the signature reflects which name appears on the painting. In most cases there is no attempt at deception behind this, but rather Japanese painting training: copying from workshop models was the curriculum for centuries, an utsushi is regarded as a bow to the teacher, workshops signed with the master's name, and artist names were passed down within a school. Such a hanging scroll is therefore not a forgery, but a hand-painted one-of-a-kind that continues the formal language of its school – just not the work of the famous name, and priced accordingly. We explain this in detail in the guide Why does a kakemono often bear the signature of an artist long deceased?.