Antique JAPANESE 17th C Ikebana Rikka Flower Arrangement WATERCOLOR Painting

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Seller: haikuinspring ✉️ (4,484) 100%, Location: Topeka, Kansas, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 195275046221 Antique JAPANESE 17th C Ikebana Rikka Flower Arrangement WATERCOLOR Painting .

Gorgeous, elegant, timeless,

What an Opportunity 

to own 

a

Genuine 17th Century Japanese 

Watercolor Painting of an Ikebana Rikka Flower Arrangement

hand painted by monks at

the Rokkakudo  Temple in Kyoto

in 1698.

It's hard to believe that these delicate

watercolors are over 3 centuries old! 

They look so fresh, and even

modern;  I love thinking

about a long gone Buddhist Monk

who hand painted this, about the

Ikebana designer who designed the

arrangement itself, and

the many students over time who used the

book for their own studies and designs.

Also note the japanese characters (signature) which

I am told is the name of the original Artist

who designed the arrangement.. These Ikebana

Designers were the real 'rock stars' here..

the monks who copied and painted those

designs for these books would not

have signed their work.

Another charming aspect is

the variety of vases in these 

arrangements; especially

notable are the vase handles, which

are often whimsical creatures, bugs

dragons, tigers etc.

I have two books of these arrangements and

from them, 

I will be listing close to 50 individual

pages = paintings.  

They look so amazing in a grouping; 

Once matted and framed they would certainly be

something special in a hallway, entry way or powder room,

not to mention a conversation piece, and a piece

of history.

Mix and match a set; all prints will be sent in

an acid free sleeve.

Note: Along with the photos of the

painting listed here, are photos of the

book it came from, and of the original Japanese

inscription in the book.

Condition:  The condition of the paintings from this

book will range from very nice to some with worm hole or holes,

a few with foxing dots, some have a light shadow

of color from the painting on the paged that faced it..Also

some pages have evidence in the lower right or left

corner of having been touched for page turning. Note that

most of the corner would be covered under

a mat.

Please use  all the photos and the zoom feature to

see the exact condition of the particular listed painting. The entire

surface will be shown. 

I am a little fond of the

paintings with the little worm holes of some evidence

of its age and centuries of existence.

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If interested in the background of this watercolor painting and

the book it came from, read further!

Provenance and History of the books this painting is

taken from:

This painting came from one of two  Ikebana albums (it originally

was a set of 3 books; we only had 2 of those). They were given

to my aunt and uncle as a gift in the 1960s when they were

doing business in Japan.

In the 1990s, these were appraised by a top NY Auction House and

were catalogued for auction. The following comes from that

catalogue entry:

Category Selected:  Asian Art

Brief Description:  two volumes (2 & 3 of 3) 17th c Ikenobo Rikka Ikebana paintings.

Long Description:    "Anonymous: Shinsen Binka Zui: New selection of flower arrangements in vases, classified, sumizuri-e.,; colophon dated Genroku 11 (1698)  fukurotoji-bon, 2 vols (33.3 x 24.3cm each( block printed, in paper wrappers decorated with chrysanthemum design, title slips black on buff, titled as above, sewn; good impression, slightly stained and worming."

"Contents: Vol. I, 26 leaves, unnumbered, 49 single page illustrations, every illustration together with the names of the artists, of flower arrangements, 1 double page illustration; 

Vol. II, 26 leaves unnumbered, 47 single page illustrations and 2 double page illustrations, each illustration together with the names of the artists of the flower arrangements, last page, colophon dated as above, signed Rakuyo Rokkaku-do mae ('In front of Rokkaku-do in Kyoto") Yamanaka Chasaemon and sealed. est. 10,000-15,000."

In general, further information about the history of Ikebana, the founder of Ikebana, Ikenobo, The Genroku Culture, and the Rikka style of Ikebana, and the role that the Rokkaku-do temple played in Ikebana and the production of the picture books can be found by a google search for the following topics :

***Rokkaku-do Buddhist Temple in Kyoto

***Ikenobo Rikka

***Picture books of the Genroku Period

***Genroku Culture; Genroku Bunka period (most artistic period of 1666-1707.)

***U.S National Arboretum ~ Rare book collection. (Rikka Shodoshu) (online viewing available) for

similar book of compositions. usna.usda.gov>Gardens>Ikebana

* The Ikebana Society in Wash DC looked at these books for me and gave me a little history: "Genroku bunka period is the most artistic period of 1666 - 1707. One arrangement was done by Ikenobo Headmaster Senyou and the script was written by Chuzaemon Yamanaka at Rokkakudo temple in the year of Genroku 11. Can not translate the exact meaning of script but it says about Rikka.

Another drawing was arranged by Mitsunari Inagai "

Please contact me if you'd like any other information.

quick and careful packaging and shipping

Non-smoking

No odors. The books were carefully stored while my family owned them

thanks!

  • Condition: Will be listing many paintings from an ikebana album of 1698. Paintings on paper will range from very good to some with a worm hole, some with some foxing, or ink shadows from facing painting. Some have evidence on lower left or right corner of the centuries of page turning. These have been stored well and do not have any odors or mildew. Use zoom tool to look over the specific listed painting.
  • Type: Paintings, Scrolls & Prints
  • Region of Origin: Japan
  • Age: (1698)
  • Primary Material: Paper
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Color: Multi-Color

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