Lot 15: Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768)

White-robed Kannon (Avalokitesvara) Signed Ekaku, sealed Hakuin shoin, Ekaku and Kokantei Hanging scroll; ink on paper 71 x 23 1/8in. (180.2 x 58.7cm.) NOTES The inscription on the painting here is translated: Compassionate eyes watch over all humans. [They grant] happiness and longevity limitless as the ocean. For another painting of this subject in the Drucker Collection see Yoko Woodson, Zen Painting and Calligraphy: 17th--20th centuries, exh. cat. (San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, 2001), cat. no. 22. SALESROOM NOTICE Please note the artist information should read Style of Hakuin (19th century) and the estimate should read $10,000-15,000.