Lot 9574: Unkoku Toeki (1591-1644)

Unkoku Toeki (1591-1644)
Mountain Landscape
Fusuma, re-mounted as a large two-panel folding screen, ink on
paper, signed Unkoku Toeki hitsu, with one seal reading Toeki
69 3/4 x 74 7/8in (176.5 x 190.2cm)

Unkoku Toeki, known as Sesshu IV, was the second son and pupil of
Unkoku Togan (1547-1618). Upon the death of his father in 1618, he
was designated the official painter to the Mori family, daimyos of Suo
Province. His paintings, rather delicate and naturalistic, still exhibit
characteristics associated with his father and the Unkoku school,
while incorporating a decorative quality inspired by the Momoyama
aesthetic.