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Ike Taiga
【Sparrow and bamboo】

This is a sparrow painting by Ike Taiga, a literati painter of the mid-Edo period. The sparrow, which is believed to ward off evil and bring good fortune and luck, is depicted together with a bamboo, which symbolizes honesty because it stretches straight upward.
Number
D20-004
Title
Sparrow and bamboo
Artist
Ike Taiga
Detail
Materials : ink on paper
wooden boxed (signed by Yamanaka Rankei)
Size : W 64.5 × H 28.5 cm (Image) ・ W 71 × H 95.5 cm (Mount)
Condition: damaged on the mount / slightly creased on the image
Artist History
Ike Taiga (1723-1776) was a Japanese literati painter from the mid-Edo period. While he studied under Yanagisawa Kien and Gion Nankai, he also taught himself Chinese Nán zōng huà painting. He established a unique style of painting, and is said to have perfected Japanese Nanga painting along with Yosa Buson. His wife, Gyokuran, was also known as a painter.
Price
750,000yen

Ike Taiga
【Sparrow and bamboo】

This is a sparrow painting by Ike Taiga, a literati painter of the mid-Edo period. The sparrow, which is believed to ward off evil and bring good fortune and luck, is depicted together with a bamboo, which symbolizes honesty because it stretches straight upward.
Number
D20-004
Title
Sparrow and bamboo
Artist
Ike Taiga
Detail
Materials : ink on paper
wooden boxed (signed by Yamanaka Rankei)
Size : W 64.5 × H 28.5 cm (Image) ・ W 71 × H 95.5 cm (Mount)
Condition: damaged on the mount / slightly creased on the image
Artist History
Ike Taiga (1723-1776) was a Japanese literati painter from the mid-Edo period. While he studied under Yanagisawa Kien and Gion Nankai, he also taught himself Chinese Nán zōng huà painting. He established a unique style of painting, and is said to have perfected Japanese Nanga painting along with Yosa Buson. His wife, Gyokuran, was also known as a painter.
Price
750,000yen

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