Sengai Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Sengai Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 27, 2024
Sengai Gibon
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Sengai Gibon (Japanese, 1750-1837) Bamboo ink on paper, hanging scroll signed Image 45 1/2 x 20 1/2 in., 115.57 x 50.8 cm.
Hindman
Mar. 27, 2024
Sengai Gibon
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Sengai Gibon (Japanese, 1750-1837) Portrait of Scholar Sima Qian (Ssu-ma Ch’ien, c. 145 or 135-86 B.C.) ink on paper, hanging scroll signed, two artist's seals Image 10 1/2 x 12 5/8 in., 26.67 x 32.1 cm.
Hindman
May. 19, 2023
SENGAI GIBON (1750 – 1837) Village Hut
Est: £500 - £700
SENGAI GIBON (1750 – 1837) Village Hut Edo period, circa 1800 A Japanese hanging scroll painting, kakejiku, ink on paper, depicting a humble cottage with a fence beneath a full moon, inscribed with a poem, sealed and signed 56cm high, 24cm long - PROVENANCE: English Private Collection of Zenga Sengai Gibon (1750 – 1837) was a monk of the Rinzai Zen school. In 1789 he became the 123rd abbot of Shōfukuji, one of the oldest Zen temples in Japan. Gibon was renowned for his controversial teachings as much as his light-hearted ink paintings, often full of self-deprecating humour. He never considered his own works as serious art and was said to paint for anyone who requested it. Gibon spent his retirement at Genjū-an temple receiving guests, painting and teaching.
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 04, 2021
SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837) Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century (2)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837) Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Tenjin, kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting the deified form of the Heian-period statesman and culture hero Sugawara no Michizane (845-903) dressed in Chinese clothes and travelling to Tang-dynasty China carrying a branch of blossoming prunus, his favourite flower and emblem, with an inscription, sealed Sengai, the jikusaki (scroll ends) of lacquered wood carved with the auspicious character Ju at each end; with a wood tomobako inscribed outside Sengai Osho hitsu Toto Tenjin zu (Picture of Tenjin crossing to China, brushed by Priest Sengai). Overall: 171.5cm x 44.7cm (67½in x 17 5/8in); image: 84.8cm x 28cm (33 3/8in x 11in). (2). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 04, 2021
SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837) Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century (2)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837) Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Monju Bosatsu (the bodhisattva Monju) riding a lion, kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on silk in silk mounts, with a 16-character Chinese inscription above: How can one encompass the vastness of life? Do not fall into evil ways but remember that excessive obedience to the rules ends in breaking the rules, too much knowledge ends in ignorance, signed and sealed Sengai at right; the jikusaki (scroll ends) of ivory, with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside Sengai Zenshi bokuseki Monju Daishi no zo daichi muchi (Ink painting of Monju by Zen Master Sengai, 'Too much knowledge ends in ignorance') and signed and sealed inside by the economist and collector Awakawa Yasuichi (1902-1977). Overall: 168.5cm x 47.7cm (66 5/16in x 18¾in); image: 88.5cm x 31cm (34 13/16in x 12 3/16in). (2). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 04, 2021
SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837) Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century (2)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837) Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Carved Bullfinch and Torii Arch, kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, with an inscription Yo no uso to uso to no kae ni kaete ataehen ware wa makoto o (Exchanging and exchanging again all the world's mistakes, at last we get to the truth); with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside Sengai Zenshi bokuseki uso tori (Ink painting of the uso bird by Zen Master Sengai) and signed and sealed inside by the economist and collector Awakawa Yasuichi (1902-1977). Overall: 126.2cm x 19.1cm (49 13/16in x 7½in); image: 55cm x 13.7cm (21 5/8in x 5 3/8in). (2). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 25, 2021
In the manner of Gibon Sengai (1750-1837), Yoshinori, around 1900, and an unidentified painter
Est: €500 - €700
Three hanging scrolls, a) seller of fish and a dog, ink on paper, long inscription, signed, and sealed Sengai, knobs at the lower end of the scroll missing. Wooden box, the inscription on the lid reading, Sengai zenshi sakanauri no zu (picture of a fish seller), on the inside of the lid signed …da sanjin and sealed, b) Kannon Bosatsu (Byaku-e Kannon) seated on a rock, a waterfall above, ink on paper, long inscription, signed and sealed Yoshinori. Wooden box, and c) Hotei with a fan seated by his bag, ink and light colours on silk, inscription, dated Taisho 3 (1914), signed and three seals. (3)
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Nov. 10, 2016
SENGAI GIBON 仙崖義梵 (1750-1837) WINDBLOWN BAMBOO Edo period (1615-1868), late
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
SENGAI GIBON 仙崖義梵 (1750-1837) WINDBLOWN BAMBOO Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th-early 19th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in cotton, paper, and silk mounts, depicting a stand of wind-blown bamboo, with a 16-character inscription; bamboo jiku (roller ends) With seal Sengai 仙崖 With inner wood tomobako (storage box) inscribed outside Fūchiku no zu Sengai oshō jigasan 風竹之図　仙崖和尚自画賛 (Painting of windblown bamboo painted and inscribed by Priest Sengai), inscribed inside Yūchikukyo shujin daisen 有竹居主人題籖 (Inscribed by the Master of the Bamboo Retreat) and with a further inscription and seals; lacquered wood outer storage box Overall: 212 x 35cm (83½ x 13¾in.) Image: 135 x 27.8cm (53 1/8 x 11in.) (3).
Bonhams
May. 12, 2016
SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837) Edo period (1615-1868),
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837) Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th century/early 19th century Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll), ink on paper, depicting a typical portrayal of the deified Sugawara no Michizane as a bearded tenjin going abroad to China, standing in Chinese robes wearing a stylised scholar’s cap and holding a branch of flowering plum, with a poem above inscribed Kochi fukeba / Morokoshi mademo / nioiken / ume no aruji no / sode no hitoeda (The fragrance of a plum branch in the sleeve of my lord reaches even to China when the spring wind blows), signed with seal Sengai; with wood storage box titled Sengai Osho Toto Tenjin no zu (Picture of a Tenjin going to China by monk Sengai) and a piece of paper with an inscription. 93.5cm x 29.2cm (36¾in x 11½in). (3).
Bonhams
Jun. 14, 2014
Igawa Sengai (1876-1961)
Est: €450 - €540
Dai-oban. Series: Shinukiyoe bijin awase. Title: Hachigatsu. Tsuki. Moon gazing woman. Signed: Sengai. Seal: Sengai. Published by Watanabe Shosaburo in 1924. In original folder.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Dec. 17, 2013
Sengai Gibon (1761 - 1828)
Est: £600 - £800
Sengai Gibon (1761 - 1828) >Hanging scroll, ink on paper with a figure before Mt. Fuji, signed <i>Gai<i> and kao >28.5 x 36cm. (excluding mounts)<br>
Christie's
Dec. 02, 2011
Paravent à deux panneaux (byobu) avec peintures à
Est: €1,000 - €1,200
Paravent à deux panneaux (byobu) avec peintures à l'encre de style Zen (Zenga). Signé : Zen [...] et scellé : shichijugo et Zensho et daté teibi mi-printemps (1847 ou 1907). Les peintures rappellent les aeuvres du célèbre peintre et moine Sengai Gibon (1750-1837).
Boisgirard-Antonini
Sep. 19, 2009
AN INK PAINTING BY SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837).
Est: CHF7,000 - CHF9,000
AN INK PAINTING BY SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837). Japan, 133x29 cm. Kakemono. Frog and banana tree. Sign., seal 'Sengai'. Box. SENGAI GIBON (1750-1837). Japan, 133x29 cm. Tusche auf Papier. Kakemono. Frosch und Bananenbaum. Sign. 'Sengai', Siegel 'Sengai'. Der berühmte Zen-Mönch Sengai, hoch geschätzt für seine humorvolle, ironische Art, verweist in diesem Werk mit dem Motiv des Frosches und Bananenbaums unmissverständlich auf den haiku-Dichter Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), dessen bekanntestes Gedicht einerseits das sogenannte Frosch-haiku darstellt, während andererseits der Bananenbaum für seinen Vornamen steht, denn Basho bedeutet nichts anderes als 'Bananenbaum'. Vervollkommnet werden diese beiden Verweise durch ein parodierendes senryu, das wie ein haiku aus einem 5-7-5-Silbenschema besteht und sich inhaltlich ebenfalls an das Frosch-haiku anlehnt. Bashos Gedicht lautet im Original 'furu ike ya - kawazu tobikomu - mizu no oto' ('Alter Teich, ein Frosch springt hinein, der Klang des Wassers.'). Im Unterschied dazu hat Sengai sein Gedicht wie folgt formuliert: 'furu ike ya - nani yara pon to - tobikonda' ('Alter Teich, etwas ist, platsch, gesprungen.'). Brokatmontierung. Beschrifteter Kiriholzkasten.
Koller Auctions
Nov. 11, 2008
Sengai Gibon (1761-1828)
Est: £3,800 - £4,000
Sengai Gibon (1761-1828) A frog under a banana tree Hanging scroll, ink on paper, signed Sengai, sealed Sengai 134 x 29.2cm.
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2008
Sengai Gibon (1761-1828)
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Sengai Gibon (1761-1828) Sugawara Michizane (845-903) going to China Sealed Sengai Hanging scroll; ink on paper 36¼ x 11 3/8in. (92 x 29cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2008
Sengai Gibon (1761-1828)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Sengai Gibon (1761-1828) Viewing the blossons at Yoshino Sealed Sengai Hanging scroll; ink on paper 38 3/8 x 13 3/8in. (97.5 x 34cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 28, 2006
Sengai Gibon (1750-1837)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Nanquan chopping the kitten in two Signed Gai'o and sealed Sengai Hanging scroll; ink on paper 11 3/8 x 20 1/4 in. (29 x 51.5cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 28, 2006
Sengai Gibon (1750-1837)
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Yawning Hotei Sealed Sengai Hanging scroll; ink on paper 13 1/8 x 22 1/4 in. (33.5 x 56.5cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 22, 2005
Sengai Gibon (1750-1837)
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Ox and boy Signed and sealed Sengai Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper 13 1/4 x 21 3/8in (33.7 x 54.2cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 29, 2005
Sengai Gibon (1750-1837)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Hotei yawning Signed and sealed Sengai, inscribed Saiyo gashin Hanging scroll; ink on paper 12 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (31.8 x 49cm.)
Christie's
May. 10, 2004
Sengai Gibon (1750-1837): Travelers by Mt. Fuji
Est: $2,500 - $4,000
Sengai Gibon (1750-1837): Travelers by Mt. Fuji Hanging scroll, ink on paper; depicting a group of three porters trudging beneath the mist shrouded peak of Mount Fuji, a short poem to the upper right, sealed Sengai (wrinkes, staining); together with a tomobako inscribed Fuji and Zenshi Sengai. Dimensions 15 1/8 x 22 5/8 in (38.5 x 57.5 cm)
Bonhams