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Honnyo
【Dragon in clouds】

This is an ink painting of a cloud and dragon by Honnyo, a priest of the jodo shinshu monks. It was painted in 1819 at the age of 44.
Number
D20-021
Title
Dragon in clouds
Artist
Honnyo
Detail
Materials : ink on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 43 × H 98.5 cm (Image) ・ W 57 × H 188 cm (Mount)
Painted in 1819 at the age of 44.
Condition: slightly stained
Artist History
Honnyo (1778-1826) was a Jodo Shinshu priest of the late Edo period. He was the 19th generation of Nishi Hongwanji Temple. He was the second son of the 18th Bunnyo. He restored the Mikageido Hall and conducted the Buddhist memorial service for the 550th anniversary of the death of Shinran Shonin. He also studied painting under Yoshimura Kokei and tea ceremony under Yabuuchi-ke 7th generation Keiinsai, and excelled in poetry and ceramics.
Price
450,000yen

Honnyo
【Dragon in clouds】

This is an ink painting of a cloud and dragon by Honnyo, a priest of the jodo shinshu monks. It was painted in 1819 at the age of 44.
Number
D20-021
Title
Dragon in clouds
Artist
Honnyo
Detail
Materials : ink on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 43 × H 98.5 cm (Image) ・ W 57 × H 188 cm (Mount)
Painted in 1819 at the age of 44.
Condition: slightly stained
Artist History
Honnyo (1778-1826) was a Jodo Shinshu priest of the late Edo period. He was the 19th generation of Nishi Hongwanji Temple. He was the second son of the 18th Bunnyo. He restored the Mikageido Hall and conducted the Buddhist memorial service for the 550th anniversary of the death of Shinran Shonin. He also studied painting under Yoshimura Kokei and tea ceremony under Yabuuchi-ke 7th generation Keiinsai, and excelled in poetry and ceramics.
Price
450,000yen

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