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THB19th C. Japanese Silk Tapestries Bodhidharma & Sennin
Lot 214
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Artemis Fine Arts
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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East Asia, Japan, Meiji era, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of large textile panels composed of brocaded panels and embroidered silk with metallic-wrapped threads, these tapestries depict Zen Buddhist themes with expressive detail and layered artistry. Though intricately rendered, the textiles have suffered considerable wear and remain fragile; however, conservation framing under glass could help preserve them. The smaller panel shows an immortal figure known as a sennin, seated figure before a smoking incense burner, his head encircled by a halo, as a sinuous three-clawed dragon coils through the rising vapor. The larger composition presents a courtly official - likely an imperial figure - reading a scroll before a hooded man, almost certainly Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism in Japan, with two white lion-dogs (komainu) protectively below. The narrative appears to honor the transmission of wisdom from Bodhidharma to a royal disciple. Size of largest: 64" L x 46" W (162.6 cm x 116.8 cm); smaller: 61" L x 34.5" W (154.9 cm x 87.6 cm).
Provenance: ex-Jasper collection, Illinois, USA; ex-Dennis Herr collection; ex-Leland Mast collection
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#194907Poor conditions and need restoration. Actively flaking and disintegrating, with fibers tearing off when handled. These should be framed to prevent unnecessary handling and to protect the textiles. Odor from storage. Loose embroidery threads, holes, and tears. Stains and discoloration.Condition
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