Lot 59: HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) White-Robed Kannon Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century

Name: HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768) White-Robed Kannon Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: eff43949da

Est: $12,000 USD - $18,000 USDSold:

BonhamsNew York, NY, USSeptember 14, 2016

Item Overview

Description

HAKUIN EKAKU (1685-1768)
White-Robed Kannon
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-18th century
Hanging scroll, ink on paper; depicting Kannon, Goddess of Compassion and Mercy, dressed in white robes and seated in her customary pose on a rocky outcrop above the ocean, a willow in a vase at her side, inscribed Shusei fukujukai muryo (For all sentient beings, an unlimited ocean of happiness and longevity), with seals Hakuin and Ekaku no in (Seal of Ekaku)
With wood tomobako inscribed on the outside Hakuin Zenshi shinseki Kannon (Painting, a genuine work by Zen priest Hakuin); dated inside Showa sanjuhachinen (1963); and with a certificate of authenticity
14 1/4 x 4 5/8in (36.4 x 11.8cm)

Artist or Maker

Hakuin

Auction Details

Fine Japanese and Korean Art

Bonhams

September 14, 2016, 01:00 PM EST

580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, US

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