Hakuin Ekaku Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Hakuin Ekaku Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 27, 2024
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1769) 白隠慧鶴（1685-1769）
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1769) 白隠慧鶴（1685-1769） (Japanese, 1685-1769) Gibbon Hanging from a Branch ink on paper, hanging scroll signed, three artist's seals. 白隠慧鶴（日本江戶時代，1685-1769）長臂猿紙本水墨，立軸款識略，鈐印三枚 Image 49 x 11 1/4 in., 124.5 x 28.6 cm. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
Freeman’s | Hindman
Sep. 18, 2024
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Hotei Behind His Bag Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Hotei Behind His Bag Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century A painting mounted as a hanging scroll in ink on paper depicting the figure's head barely visible behind Hotei's namesake sack, his staff stretching across the compositional plane, calligraphy brushed within the line of the sack, sealed Hakuin, Ekaku, and Ryūtoku muge, with a wood tomobako storage box 15 1/4 x 22 3/8in (38.7 x 56.8cm)
Bonhams
Sep. 17, 2024
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768). Hotei dressed as Sutasuta bozu. Hanging scroll; i
Est: $35,000 - $45,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768). Hotei dressed as Sutasuta bozu. Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper (112.4 x 26.8 cm.).
Christie's
May. 15, 2024
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) Japanese Zen calligraphy, ink on paper mounted as hanging scroll, transcription reading: I devote myself to the Lotus Sutra, with seals reading Rinzai shoju, Hakuin and Ekaku, 98 x 18.5cm. Provenance: Christie's auction, sale 2725, 18 September 2013, lot 558.
Roseberys
Mar. 27, 2024
Hakuin Ekaku
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Hakuin Ekaku (Japanese, 1685-1769) Miniature Landscape in Basin ink on paper, hanging scroll signed, three artist's seals Image 16 x 21 in., 40.64 x 53.34 cm. Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
Hindman
Mar. 27, 2024
Hakuin Ekaku
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
Hakuin Ekaku (Japanese, 1685-1769) Gibbon Hanging from a Branch ink on paper, hanging scroll signed, three artist's seals Image 49 x 11 1/4 in., 124.5 x 28.6 cm. Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois Provenance: Acquired from Belinda Sweet, Zen Paintings and Calligraphy, CA Published: The Lively Zen Art of Hakuin, John Stevens, The East, p. 63
Hindman
May. 18, 2023
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Kan'u, God of War Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1761 (2)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Kan'u, God of War Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1761 Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on silk in silk mounts with lacquered wood jikusaki (roller ends), depicting Guan Yu (in Japanese, Kan'u), Chinese God of War, wearing a characteristically fierce expression (emphasized by extra-large eyes in the artist's typical style), dressed in canonical Chinese-style uniform and holding a dragon staff in his left hand, his other hand raised to his head, at upper right a date of Horeki kanoto-mi (1761), two faint seals Hakuin and Ekaku, inscribed with numerous kanbun (Chinese-character) texts relating to Kan'u; affixed below with an additional piece of silk with an inscription dated Ansei sansai hinoe-tatsu (1856) and a dedication to a Zen master named Hokaku Zenshi, aged 94, identifying the subject of the painting as Akiba Sanjakubo Kan'u Seikun (The God of Mount Akiba as an avatar of Kan'u) and stating that Shinki Dokumyo Zenshi (a posthumous title conferred upon Hakuin by Empress Go-Sakuramachi [r. 1762-1771]) created the image to special order; with a wood storage box titled Hakuin Osho shinseki, Kan'u (Kan'u, an authentic painting by Priest Hakuin), dated and signed inside the lid Showa gojuichinen kisaragi kissho nichi, Korin Genso kore o shirusu (Recorded by Korin Genso [A chief priest in Shorin Temple] on an auspicious day in February, 1976) with seal. Overall: 174cm x 49cm (68½in x 19 5/16in); image: 90cm x 33cm (35 7/16in x 13in). (2).
Bonhams
Mar. 22, 2023
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Bodhidharma and Calligraphy Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Bodhidharma and Calligraphy Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century A hanging scroll in ink on paper of the Buddhist patriarch sitting on a bed of leaves, his eyes looking upward, seemingly at the calligraphy above his head, sealed Kokan-i, Ekaku, and Hakuin With a wood tomobako storage box 47 3/8 x 11 1/2in (120.3 x 29.2cm)
Bonhams
Mar. 22, 2023
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Konpirasan Daigongen (The Deity Konpira)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Konpirasan Daigongen (The Deity Konpira) A hanging scroll, brushed in ink on paper, sealed Kokan i, Hakuin, and Eikaku With a new double wood tomobako storage box 42 15/16 x 10 13/16in (109 × 27.4cm)
Bonhams
Mar. 22, 2023
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu (Homage to the Kanzeon Bodhisattva)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu (Homage to the Kanzeon Bodhisattva) A hanging scroll, brushed in ink on paper, sealed Kokan i, Hakuin, and Ekaku With a wood tomobako storage box 25 3/4 x 6 1/4in (65.5 × 15.8cm)
Bonhams
Sep. 21, 2022
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Namu [][] bosatsu (Homage to [][] Bodhisattva)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Namu [][] bosatsu (Homage to [][] Bodhisattva) A hanging scroll, brushed in ink on paper, sealed Kokan i, Hakuin, and Ekaku With a wood tomobako storage box 25 3/4 x 6 1/4in (65.5 × 15.8cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 12, 2022
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Snail on a Banana Leaf Edo period (1615-1868), mid 18th century (3)
Est: £4,000 - £5,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Snail on a Banana Leaf Edo period (1615-1868), mid 18th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting a snail crawling over a banana leaf beneath an inscription Basho no ha etto katsutsumuri no ichinichi ji (Crawling along a banana leaf—a day's journey for a snail!), sealed Rinzai seishu (The true Rinzai sect), Hakuin, and Ekaku; with a plain wood storage box with cardboard sleeve. Overall: 126.5cm x 67cm (49 13/16in x 26 3/8in); 39cm x 52cm (15 3/8in x 20 7/16in). ) (3). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 12, 2022
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Ox Edo period (1615-1868), mid 18th century (2)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Ox Edo period (1615-1868), mid 18th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, porcelain jiku (roller ends) with sometsuke (underglaze blue) decoration of peony scrolls, inscribed with a single character Ushi (Ox) flanked by further calligraphy on either side; with wood storage box inscribed Hakuin Ekaku bokuseki ushi signed and sealed inside by the economist and collector Awakawa Yasuichi (1902-1977). Overall: 150cm x 26cm (59 1/16in x 10¼in); image: 90cm x 12cm (35 7/16in x 4¾in). (2). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 04, 2021
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Edo period (1615–1868), mid 18th century (3)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Edo period (1615–1868), mid 18th century Parents, kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting attributes of two of the Shichifukujin (Seven Gods of Good Fortune), Daikoku's cap and Hotei's staff, below a large single character Oya and an inscription Koko o suru hodo shison mo hansho oya wa ukiyo no fukuden ja (Children too will prosper to the extent that they acted in a filial manner, so parents should be seen as a source of happiness in this world), with three seals, the first (at top right) Kokan'i the second (at the end of the inscription) a partially obliterated pot seal Hakuin, the third Ekaku no ki; the jikusaki (scroll ends) lacquered wood; with a double wood storage box. Overall: 172.6cm x 45.1cm (67 15/16in x 17¾in); image: 94cm x 29cm (37in x 11 7/16in). (3). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 05, 2020
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century (2)
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Fukurokuju or Jurojin (one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune); a kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and on paper in silk mounts, depicting the deity with characteristic tall cranium, long whiskers and benign smile, beneath an inscription, with two artist's seals at right and a dharmic succession seal at top left; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside Hakuin Zenshi shinseki, Fukurokuju no zu (Painting of Fukurokuju, a genuine work by Zen priest Hakuin) and singed and sealed inside by the economist and Zen scholar Awakawa Koichi (1902-1977). Overall: 169cm x 36cm (66½in x 14 1/8in); image: 95cm x 24.2cm (37 3/8in x 9 9/16in). (2). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 05, 2020
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century (2)
Est: £1,800 - £2,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1686-1769) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Kanzeon Bosatsu (Bodhisattva Kannon); a kakejiku (hanging scroll), calligraphy, ink and on paper in silk mounts, brushed with five large characters, sealed Kokantei, Hakuin and Ekaku; with a wood storage box. Overall: 124cm x 25.5cm (48¾in x 10in); image: 61.5 x 13.5cm (24¼in x 5 5/16in). (2). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 16, 2019
* Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century
Est: £60,000 - £80,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th centuryKakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, the unusual composition depicting the popular deities Hotei and Otafuku, with several word balloons and inscriptions (see below); sealed Ryutoku senten, Hakuin, and Ekaku no in; with an inscribed wood storage box and cardboard outer storage box. Overall: 126 x 60cm (49 5/8 x 23 5/8in); image: 36 x 57cm (14 1/8 x 22 1/2in). (3). Published: Yoshizawa Katsuhiro, Hakuin Zenga bokuseki (1050 Paintings and Callligraphies by the Zen Master Hakuin), Zengahen (Painting volume), Tokyo, Nigensha, 2009, no.364.As Hakuin scholar Yoshizawa Katsuhiro explains in the catalogue cited above, the goddess Otafuku (also known as Okame and Ofuku) is, along with the jovial pot-bellied priest Hotei, one of the key symbols of Hakuin's path to Zen enlightenment: sometimes beautiful, often ugly, she embodies the Buddhist principle of non-duality. In this rare and striking image, Hotei holds a giant kiseru (tobacco pipe) in his right hand and exhales not only a puff of smoke but also a 16-year-old figure of Otafuku herself, alongside a Chinese inscription (in smaller characters to her left) noting that when the founder of the Pure Land sect chanted the Buddha's name his words turned into an actual Amida Buddha. As Hakuin asks, "If bringing Amida to life was a meritorious act, what merit might there be in bringing Otafuku to life?" Otafuku's kimono is patterned with a version of the umebachi crest, the emblem of Kitano Tenjin, a Shinto deity revered by Hakuin since his youth; Hakuin was himself a heavy smoker, making Hotei's large pipe another of his trade marks.
Bonhams
May. 16, 2019
* Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th centuryPair of kakejiku (vertical hanging scrolls), ink on paper in silk mounts, inscribed with the famous eight-character phrase Jikishi ninshin kensho jobutsu (Pointing straight at the mind of man, see your nature and become a Buddha); Kensho jobutsu with seals Hakuin no in (Seal of Hakuin) and Ekaku (Wise crane), Jikishi ninshin with a succession seal at upper right; with a wood storage box and cardboard outer storage box. Each overall: 174cm × 44.5cm (68½in x 17½in); image: 110cm x 27cm (43 3/8in x 10 5/8in). (4).
Bonhams
Mar. 21, 2019
HAKUIN EKAKU (JAPAN, 1685-1769) CALLIGRAPHY, JO 51 ½ x 11 ½ in. (131 x 30 c
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (JAPAN, 1685-1769) CALLIGRAPHY, JO 51 ½ x 11 ½ in. (131 x 30 cm.), excluding mount
Christie's
Mar. 20, 2019
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1786) Hotei with a treasure sack Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1786) Hotei with a treasure sackEdo period (1615-1868), 18th centuryHanging scroll, ink on paper with Hotei holding his open treasure sack on which are inscribed the characters Fukuju kai muryo (A limitless ocean of good fortune and happiness), sealed Kokantei, Hakuin and EkakuWith a wood storage box 10 1/8 x 12 3/4in (25.7 x32.4cm) The great priest and painter Hakuin probably depicted Daruma, the Indian founder of Zen Buddhism, more often than any other figure subject, but he was perhaps even fonder of Hotei ("Cloth Bag"), the jolly wandering Chinese monk who, in Hakuin's art, stands in part for Hakuin himself and in part for Everyman, with all his foibles and virtues. Here he is shown seated, mostly obscured by his immense treasure sack, which he holds wide open, clenching one edge between his teeth. On the bag is written the phrase Fukuju kai muryo, an expression meaning limitless happiness, and a reference to Hotei's open treasure bag endlessly dispenses good fortune in the form of gifts.For other examples of this subject by Hakuin, see Yoshizawa Katsuhiro (Hanazono Daigaku Kokusai Zengaku Kenkyūjo), Hakuin Zenga bokuseki (1050 Paintings and Calligraphies by the Zen Master Hakuin), 3 volumes, Tokyo, Nigensha, 2009, cat. nos. 310-312.
Bonhams
Mar. 19, 2019
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) Daruma Hanging scroll; ink on paper 47 7/8 x 22 ½ in. (121.6 x 57.2 cm.)
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) Daruma Sealed Kokan'i, Hakuin and Ekaku Hanging scroll; ink on paper 47 7/8 x 22 ½ in. (121.6 x 57.2 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 06, 2018
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) ROYO DARUMA (DARUMA CROSSING THE YANGTZE RIVER ON A REED) EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY |
Est: £4,000 - £5,000
hanging scroll, ink on paper, sealed Ryutokusenten, Hakuin and Ekaku
Sotheby's
Sep. 12, 2018
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1786) Hotei with a treasure sack Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1786) Hotei with a treasure sackEdo period (1615-1868), 18th centuryHanging scroll, ink on paper with Hotei holding his open treasure sack on which are inscribed the characters Fukuju kai muryo (A limitless ocean of good fortune and happiness), sealed Kokantei, Hakuin and EkakuWith a wood storage box 10 1/8 x 12 3/4in (25.7 x32.4cm) The great priest and painter Hakuin probably depicted Daruma, the Indian founder of Zen Buddhism, more often than any other figure subject, but he was perhaps even fonder of Hotei ("Cloth Bag"), the jolly wandering Chinese monk who, in Hakuin's art, stands in part for Hakuin himself and in part for Everyman, with all his foibles and virtues. Here he is shown seated, mostly obscured by his immense treasure sack, which he holds wide open, clenching one edge between his teeth. On the bag is written the phrase Fukuju kai muryo, an expression meaning limitless happiness, and a reference to Hotei's open treasure bag endlessly dispenses good fortune in the form of gifts.For other examples of this subject by Hakuin, see Yoshizawa Katsuhiro (Hanazono Daigaku Kokusai Zengaku Kenkyūjo), Hakuin Zenga bokuseki (1050 Paintings and Calligraphies by the Zen Master Hakuin), 3 volumes, Tokyo, Nigensha, 2009, cat. nos. 310-312.
Bonhams
Sep. 12, 2018
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Mamezo Hotei (Hotei in the Guise of a Street Performer) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Mamezo Hotei (Hotei in the Guise of a Street Performer)Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th centuryHanging scroll, ink on paper; depicting Hotei standing on his bag and wearing a happy expression as he balances a pole in his teeth, inscribed In front of the Imperial Palace a seven-year-old maiden serves sake, with succession seal and two further seals, one reading HakuinWith a wood tomobako storage box inscribed and authenticated by Yamakawa Koichi (1902-1977), the economist and prominent scholar of Zen painting 43 3/4 x 10 13/8in (111.3 x 26.5cm)81 x 12 1/2in (206 x 32cm) overall Provenance:John Stevens CollectionHakuin painted Hotei several times in the guise of a late-seventeenth-century beggar named Mamezo ("Beany") who was famed for his performances on the streets of Osaka, including bodily contortions, humorous banter, and feats of magic and juggling. Mamezo was best known for his plate-spinning on top of a long pole held in his teeth: the plate is invisible here, suggesting that it was tossed in the air before being caught on the top of the pole.While the severe Daruma cut himself off from the world and shut himself up in his cave to focus on meditation, Hakuin's Hotei is the exact opposite, living like Hakuin right in the middle of things, dispensing Buddhist wisdom symbolized by a big bag of goodies; Hotei not only enjoys entertainment, but also provides it for others. Since plate-spinning requires just as much concentration as deep Zen meditation, Hakuin is teaching us here that whatever we do, we must do it fully in the present, without slacking or daydreaming.The inscription on this scroll is rather puzzling. It is a verse from a popular folk ditty sung at celebrations (although the maiden is usually 17, not seven, years of age). One possible meaning might be that If you wake up and see your Buddha nature, what pleasure you will have!
Bonhams
May. 17, 2018
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century Large
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century Large yokomono (horizontal kakejiku [hanging scroll]); ink on paper mounted in silk, inscribed with a large character Chu (Loyalty) followed by an inscription in smaller characters Kimi ni chu oya ni ko aru hito shi araba mino kasa mo yaro tsuchi mo fukuro (see below for translation), sealed at top right Kokan’i and after the inscription Ekaku and Hakuin, with a wooden tomobako storage box inscribed outside Hakuin Zenshi Chuji (‘Loyalty’ character by Zen Master Hakuin) and with a manuscript certificate of authenticity. Overall: 146cm x 84cm (57½in x 33 1/8in); image: 58cm x 66cm (22 7/8in x 26in). (3).
Bonhams
Nov. 09, 2017
*Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768)
Est: £25,000 - £30,000
*Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768) Iron Rod Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century
Bonhams
May. 11, 2017
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century Kak
Est: £25,000 - £30,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting the one-eyed monster Hitotsume Kozo looming over a smaller figure, perhaps intended for Hakuin himself, wearing tall geta (clogs), holding a staff in his right hand and with a folded fan tucked into his collar, beneath an inscription, a dharmic succession seal at top left and two seals Hakuin and Ekaku at right; with an inscribed wooden tomobako storage box. Overall 171cm x 35.5cm (67 3/8in x 14in), image 79.5cm x 28.5cm (31¼in x 11¼in). (2).
Bonhams
May. 11, 2017
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1760 Kakejiku
Est: £15,000 - £18,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1760 Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, an inka certificate issued by Hakuin, recognizing the recipient’s successful attainment of Zen enlightenment, depicting a Zen priest’s hossu (ritual whisk) wrapped around a staff, the top of the staff in the form of a dragon’s head, the carrying cord for the staff wrapped around the lower jaw, on either side a written dedication to a Mr Konagatani of Suruga Province; with a wooden storage box. Overall 203.2cm x 45cm (80in x 17¾in), image 133.5cm x 28.4cm (52½in x 11 1/8in). (2).
Bonhams
Sep. 14, 2016
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Mamezo Hotei (Hotei in the Guise of a Street Performer) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) Mamezo Hotei (Hotei in the Guise of a Street Performer) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century Hanging scroll, ink on paper; depicting Hotei standing on his bag and wearing a happy expression as he balances a pole in his teeth, inscribed In front of the Imperial Palace a seven-year-old maiden serves sake, with succession seal and two further seals, one reading Hakuin With wood tomobako inscribed and authenticated by Yamakawa Koichi (1902-1977), the economist and prominent scholar of Zen painting 43 3/4 x 10 13/8in (111.3 x 26.5cm) 81 x 12 1/2in (206 x 32cm) overall Provenance: John Stevens Collection For a similar treatment of this subject by Hakuin, see http://www.manyoancollection.org/collection/works/detail/326/442/, a scroll in the Manyo'an Collection (inv. no. 2002.24). The great priest and painter Hakuin probably depicted Daruma, the Indian founder of Zen Buddhism, more often than any other figure subject, but he was perhaps even fonder of Hotei ("Cloth Bag"), the jolly wandering Chinese monk who, in Hakuin's art, stands in part for Hakuin himself and in part for Everyman, with all his foibles and virtues. Hakuin painted Hotei several times in the guise of a late-seventeenth-century beggar named Mamezo ("Beany") who was famed for his performances on the streets of Osaka, including bodily contortions, humorous banter, and feats of magic and juggling. Mamezo was best known for his plate-spinning on top of a long pole held in his teeth: the plate is invisible here, suggesting that it was tossed in the air before being caught on the top of the pole. While the severe Daruma cut himself off from the world and shut himself up in his cave to focus on meditation, Hakuin's Hotei is the exact opposite, living like Hakuin right in the middle of things, dispensing Buddhist wisdom symbolized by a big bag of goodies; Hotei not only enjoys entertainment, but also provides it for others. Since plate-spinning requires just as much concentration as deep Zen meditation, Hakuin is teaching us here that whatever we do, we must do it fully in the present, without slacking or daydreaming. The inscription on this scroll is rather puzzling. It is a verse from a popular folk ditty sung at celebrations (although the maiden is usually 17, not seven, years of age). One possible meaning might be that If you wake up and see your Buddha nature, what pleasure you will have!
Bonhams
May. 14, 2015
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) 18th century
Est: -
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) 18th century
Bonhams
May. 14, 2015
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) 18th century
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) 18th century
Bonhams
Nov. 06, 2014
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) Fine Japanese Art
Est: £7,000 - £8,000
1750s Kakejiku, a horizontal scroll,ink on paper, depicting a chabishaku (bamboo water ladle for use in the tea ceremony), with a poem (see below) above and below the handle, with seals Hakuin, Ekaku, Kokanbutsu; with fitted wooden tomobako inscribed outside Hakuin Osho bokuseki hishaku zu... (Picture of a ladle by Priest Hakuin) and inscribed inside with an authentication by Yodogawa Yasukiyo; together with a hand-written letter. 35.9cm x 56.8cm (14 1/8in x 22 5/8in). (3).
Bonhams
Sep. 18, 2008
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768)
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) Chu (Middle) Sealed Kokan-i, Hakuin and Kaku Hanging scroll; ink on paper 26 3/8 x 5½in. (67 x 14cm.) Box authenticated by Daisetsu
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2008
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768)
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) Daruma sitting on grass Sealed Samon Sokaku, Hakuin and Ekaku Hanging scroll; ink on paper 33½ x 10in. (85 x 25.5cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2008
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768)
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) Sealed Hojoe, Hakuin and Ekaku no sho Hanging scroll; ink on paper 13 3/8 x 21 3/8in. (33.8 x 54.2cm.) Box signed by Akiyama Teiichi
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2008
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768)
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) Fukurokuju from the back kicking a ball Sealed Kokan-i, Hakuin and Ekaku no in Hanging scroll; ink on paper 43 x 6¾in. (110 x 17.2cm.) Box authenticated by Tsuzan Sokaku, abbot of Shoinji Temple PUBLISHED: Bokubisha, ed., Bokubi-Hakuin bokuseki (Beauty of ink-Calligraphy of Hakuin) (Kyoto: Bokubisha, 1951), pl. 125. Yamauchi Ryozo, ed., Hakuin-Sho to ga no kokoro (Hakuin-Mind of calligraphy and painting) (Tokyo: Gurafikkusha, 1978), pl. 42. Yamauchi Ryozo, Hakuin san no e-seppo (Hakuin's sermon-painting) (Tokyo: Daihorinkaku, 1984), 17, pl. 10B.
Christie's