Painted by Jikihara Gyokusei, inscription by Yamaguchi Seishi / School of fish

Painted by Jikihara Gyokusei, inscription by Yamaguchi Seishi
【School of fish】

This is a painting by Yamaguchi Seishi, who built the golden age of "Hototogisu", and Jikihara Gyokusei, a Zen monk and Japanese painter. The "Yotaki" written in the inscription is a summer seasonal word and refers to a fishing method in which fish-attracting lights are lit at night and the fish that gather around the light are caught.

Number

D20-146

Title

School of fish

Artist

Painted by Jikihara Gyokusei, inscription by Yamaguchi Seishi

Detail

Materials : ink and light colour on paper
wooden boxed (signed by Yamaguchi Seishi)
Size : W 33 × H 131.5 cm (Image) ・ W 36.5 × H 187 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly creased

Artist History

【Jikihara Gyokusei】 (1904-2005)
Japanese painter, Zen monk, and haiku poet from the Showa to Heisei periods. Born in Akaiwa-gun, Okayama Prefecture. Studied Nanga painting under Yano Kyoson at the Osaka Art School. He also studied Zen under Shibayama Zenkei and haiku under Takahama Kyoshi. He served as president and chairman of the Japan Nanga Academy.

【Yamaguchi Seishi】(1901-1994)
Haiku poet. Born in Kyoto. Graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo. Studied under Takahama Kyoshi and Mizuhara Shuoshi. Became a member of the "Ashibi" and "Hototogisu" groups, and together with Shuoshi, Awano Seiho, and Takano Suju, built the golden age of "Hototogisu" in the early Showa period. Received the Japan Art Academy Award. Person of Cultural Merit.

Price

55,000yen

Painted by Jikihara Gyokusei, inscription by Yamaguchi Seishi
【School of fish】

This is a painting by Yamaguchi Seishi, who built the golden age of "Hototogisu", and Jikihara Gyokusei, a Zen monk and Japanese painter. The "Yotaki" written in the inscription is a summer seasonal word and refers to a fishing method in which fish-attracting lights are lit at night and the fish that gather around the light are caught.

Number

D20-146

Title

School of fish

Artist

Painted by Jikihara Gyokusei, inscription by Yamaguchi Seishi

Detail

Materials : ink and light colour on paper
wooden boxed (signed by Yamaguchi Seishi)
Size : W 33 × H 131.5 cm (Image) ・ W 36.5 × H 187 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly creased

Artist History

【Jikihara Gyokusei】 (1904-2005)
Japanese painter, Zen monk, and haiku poet from the Showa to Heisei periods. Born in Akaiwa-gun, Okayama Prefecture. Studied Nanga painting under Yano Kyoson at the Osaka Art School. He also studied Zen under Shibayama Zenkei and haiku under Takahama Kyoshi. He served as president and chairman of the Japan Nanga Academy.

【Yamaguchi Seishi】(1901-1994)
Haiku poet. Born in Kyoto. Graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo. Studied under Takahama Kyoshi and Mizuhara Shuoshi. Became a member of the "Ashibi" and "Hototogisu" groups, and together with Shuoshi, Awano Seiho, and Takano Suju, built the golden age of "Hototogisu" in the early Showa period. Received the Japan Art Academy Award. Person of Cultural Merit.

Price

55,000yen