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Honnyo
【Flying swallow with wisteria 】

Wisteria flowers and flying a swallow. This is a snapshot of the calm, everyday life that is unique to spring. Among the successive head monks of Honganji Temple, Honnyo was particularly skilled in painting and left behind many works.
Number
D20-127
Title
Flying swallow with wisteria
Artist
Honnyo
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 51.5 × H 127 cm (Image) ・ W 65.5 × H 209.5 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly stained on the image
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
380,000yen

Honnyo
【Flying swallow with wisteria 】

Wisteria flowers and flying a swallow. This is a snapshot of the calm, everyday life that is unique to spring. Among the successive head monks of Honganji Temple, Honnyo was particularly skilled in painting and left behind many works.
Number
D20-127
Title
Flying swallow with wisteria
Artist
Honnyo
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 51.5 × H 127 cm (Image) ・ W 65.5 × H 209.5 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly stained on the image
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
380,000yen

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