Ffolding screen by Araki Jippô with wild geese 雁 (gan)
Price: € 2.350,00
A lovely tall six-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) by Araki Jippô 荒木十畝 (1872–1944), featuring a sumi-e 墨絵 composition on shimmering golden silk depicting a flock of wild geese 雁 (gan) flying past autumn reeds.
Signed and sealed in the lower right corner:
‘Drawn by Bokutei’ 木悌寫, a gô (art name) used by the artist Araki Jippô.
Atrributid date: ‘Taishô 6 (1917), the year of the Fire Snake’ 大正丁巳’
Araki Jippo 荒木十畝 (1872–1944) was a prominent nihonga painter born in Nagasaki Prefecture 長崎県. Born Tomonaga Teijirô 朝長悌二郎, he moved to Tokyo in 1892 to study under the celebrated painter Araki Kanpô 荒木寛畝. The following year he married his teacher’s daughter, was adopted into the Araki family, and took the name Araki Jippo. Renowned for his refined kachôga 花鳥画 (bird-and-flower paintings), he became a central figure in modern Japanese painting. He helped found the Nihon Gakai 日本画会, served as a judge for the Bunten Exhibition 文展 from its second exhibition in 1908, and was later appointed a member of the Imperial Art Academy 帝国美術院 and the Imperial Academy of Arts 帝国芸術院. He also taught at the Tokyo Women’s Higher Normal School 東京女子高等師範学校, where he succeeded his adoptive father as professor.
The painting is executed in ink on a gold-leaf ground and set within a black lacquered wooden frame.
Dimensions
Total width: 366 cm (2 x 62 and 4 x 60.5 cm); Height: 170.8 cm.
Considering its age, the screen is in very good restored condition with only minor traces of wear consistent with age on both sides, including some repapered patches reverse. Please refer to the photographs for a clear condition reference.
The folding screen is ideal for mounting flat on a wall and presenting as a single work of art, but can of course also be placed as a standalone piece.
When shipped we will add a certificate of authenticity.
