Matsuo Basho's 6 Disciples, Haiku Poets

[Basho's 6 Disciples ] Haiku Poets
Reference Number
SP-30093
Title
" Basho's 6 Disciples " Haiku Poets
Drawer
Hirose Kohkei
Signature & Seal
Yes
Part of Painting
Japanese Paper, 117 x 17 cm ( 46 x 67 inches )
Mounting
Silk, 188 x 29.5 cm ( 74 x 11.6 inches )
Roller End Material
Bamboo
Box
Endorsed Wood Box (Kiwame-bako)
Description

The scroll was drawn before 1945.
There are some folds and small spots on the drawing part.
Although, the condition of this scroll is not bad.
Matsuo Basho's (1644 - 1694, most famous Haiku poet in the Edo period) top six disciples and their Haiku poems are drawn by Hirose Kohkei.
There is an endorsement (Kiwame) on the lid of the box by Mamiya Eiju (1871 - 1945, Zen Buddhist priest).
The endorsement proves that this scroll was drawn by Hirose Kohkei.
Mamiya Eiju was a high ranked Buddhist priest belonged to the Rinzai-Shu Sect of Zen Buddhism.
He became the chief priests of the Seiryu-Ji Temple in Shizuoka Prefecture, Rinsen-Ji Temple, Hoko-Ji Temple and Seiken-Ji Temple in Kyoto.
This scroll is for Japanese tea ceremony (Chanoyu).
Though, it is also good for hanging in an ordinary room.

Price
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In Kakemono Wooden Box
In Wooden Box
Roller End made from Bamboo
Roller End
Kiwamegaki Endorsement by Mamiya Eiju, Buddhist Monk
Kiwamegaki Endorsement
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