Anonymous (13th century), Chinese
“Five Geese by Reeds”
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
140 x 73.5 cm. (55 x 29 in.)
Published under the name Sheng Mou in Shina Kacho Gasatsu (Kyoto: Benrido, 1926), pl. 37.
White Marble Buddhist Votive Stele
Height: 37.6 cm. (14 7/8 in.)
Western Wei dynasty
Dated by inscription to 537 A.D.
Recent provenance: Japan
Celadon Yue Spirit Jar Hunping
Height: 42.2 cm. (16 1/2 in.)
Diameter: 28 cm. (11 in.)
Late Western Jin dynasty
Early 4th century A.D.
Recent provenance: a Japanese collection
Dai Li (paintings dated 1735-1753)
“Flowers” 1753
Album of 8 leaves, ink and color on paper
21 x 27 cm. (8 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Artist’s seals:
Shouzhou; Shiping; Liyin; Dai Li; Caolu; Dai; Li; Yifeng daoren; Shiping; Xiaodi tanqing
Collectors’ seals:
Wenxin shending: Mengquan shuwu shoucang jinshi shuhua zhizhang; Jingmen wangshi shoucan zhizhang
Published:
Suzuki Kei, ed.: Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Paintings (Tokyo, 1983), vol. 4, pp. 198-199, no. JP7-064.
(See inscriptions below)
Gumei (early 17th century)
“Mazu and Friends Enjoying the Moon”
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
114.1 x 47.3 cm. (45 x 18 5/8 in.)
Artist’s seal: Gumei
Box inscription:
“Painting of Patriarch Ma enjoying the moon, given to the Zen master Daiden Butcho, in the 87th generation of Daitokuji, the monk Kyoshi Shuban; painted by Gumei. Recorded and owned by Torifuji Koji.”
Published: Kawai Masatomo: Yusho/Togan, Nihon Bijutsu Kaiga Zenshu, vol. 11, (Tokyo, 1978), pl. 22, p. 110.
(See colophon below)
Earthenware Camel with Foreign Rider
Height: 28.5 cm. (11 1/4 in.)
Length: 22.8 cm. (9 in.)
Northern Wei dynasty
2nd quarter 6th century A.D.
Cho Gessho (1772-1832)
“Viewing Waterfalls from Pavilion”
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
33 x 55.2 cm. (12 1/8 x 21 1/2 in.)
Inscription:
“Gessho”
Artist’s seal:
Yukisada
Colophon:
“Grass and thatch bar both sun and moon,
Sleeping and eating differ from Heaven and Earth;
Massed trees number more than a thousand,
Cascading springs diffuse in many paths.”
Signature, illegible, and two seals of the writer.
Henan Temmoku Jar with Rust-Colored Decor
Jin dynasty
Late 12th-early 13 century
Height: 22.0 cm. (8 3/4 in.)
Width: 28.5 cm. (11 1/4 in.)