Daruma in Red Robe with Inscription

Name: Daruma in Red Robe with Inscription
SKU: 5699
Price: 190.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Kakemono, unique work, 190 x 50 cm

Product number: 5699

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Details about the sold piece

Height 190 cm
Width 50 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Wood
Material Honshi Paper
Period of Creation Heisei (1989–2019)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

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Description

With a few powerful brushstrokes, this work depicts Bodhidharma, the legendary founder of Zen Buddhism, in his characteristic red robe. The piercing gaze and concentrated posture of the figure symbolize the years of meditation attributed to him in tradition.

Above the figure is a calligraphic inscription that lends the image an additional literary and spiritual dimension – a combination of image and text common in Japanese Zen painting (Zenga). The scene is painted on paper, with a restrained palette that focuses on red, black, and the power of the line.

The jikusaki at the ends of the roller rods is made of wood and complements the simple yet expressive effect of the work. This kakemono from the Heisei period is an impressive choice for enthusiasts of Zen art and Japanese ink painting.

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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?.

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