Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Emporium Auction

Thu, May 16, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 314

Three Calligraphic Japanese Scrolls

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Suigan, (1700-1769), Calligraphy, ink on paper; Iwaya Ichiroku, (1834-1905), Lichen and Calligraphy, ink on paper; Ogata Sohaku, (1901-1973), Zen Calligraphy, 1960, ink on paper, largest 51-1/4 x 19-1/4 in.; all with seals, scrolls with wooden dowels (two lacquered) and two with calligraphic wooden boxes

, Provenance: Yanagawa Art Store, Tokyo, Japan; Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, California; OGATA, Kyoto, Japan; Dr. Lenoir C. Wright, Greensboro, North Carolina; The Weatherspoon Art Museum, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund

Condition

creases, foxing; Suigan with fragile Heaven and Earth, losses to edges, insect damage