LOT 35  SHUGETSU (1440? — 1529) Daruma on a Reed  

TA 5% Vat. SHUGETSU (1440? — 1529) Daruma on a Reed Ashikaga period, 15th/16th century A Japa...

TA 5% Vat. SHUGETSU (1440? — 1529) Daruma on a Reed Ashikaga period, 15th/16th century A Japanese hanging scroll painting, kakejiku , ink on paper, depicting the Bodhidharma Daruma crossing the Yangtze River in China on a reed as he proceeds to the capital city of Luoyang, signed Nyūtō Shugetsu and sealed, together with certificate of authenticity signed Kanō Einō (1631-1697) and a tomobako . Image 87cm x 23cm; total 173cm x 35.5cm Provenance: the Claudio Perino Collection, Turin, acquired mostly in Japan in early 2000s. Exhibited: MAO Museo d'Arte Orientale, Turin, and MUSEC Museo delle Culture, Lugano, 2020 - 2022. Literature: the exhibition catalogue Kakemono, Five centiuries of Japanese painting. The Perino Collection , p. 86, no 66. In his depiction of the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism, Shugetsu focussed on the arhat’s face, painted with a few simple lines, but full of expression: his eye, wide open and looking skyward is present and piercing. This contrasts the minimalist outline of his cape and only the suggestion of a foot poking from underneath, reminiscent of the traditional depictions of Daruma as a round doll. According to legend, following an unsuccessful encounter with the Chinese Liang Dynasty Emperor Wu, Daruma is said to have sailed up the Yangtze River on a single reed to continue his journey to promote Zen. This lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission (TA) regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. Standard VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium. Buyers are invited to familiarise themselves with these rules prior to bidding.