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Lot 521 · Paper, canvas, silk · 24 × 27 cm絵画・書
TAKADA KOIN, HIRAYAMA IKUO. MEMORIAL SHIKISHI SET FOR THE 1300TH ANNIVERSARY OF YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE
Artists — Abbot Takada Koin and the painter Hirayama Ikuo. 1981
Shikishi art board, ink, gold paint; Buddhist devotional art, shodo calligraphy, nihonga painting.
Estimate
20 000 – 25 000 ₽
for the memorial set
- Set or pair
- Named master
- Dimensions
Each shikishi — 24 × 27 cm. Presented in a single frame with a mat.
- Description
An exclusive museum-level memorial issue published for the 1300th anniversary of Yakushi-ji monastery and the landmark restoration of the West Pagoda. It unites works by Abbot Takada Koin and the outstanding artist, Holder of the Order of Culture Hirayama Ikuo:
Front shikishi — “Sutra of Emptiness”: a monumental calligraphic character 空 (“Emptiness”) and a poetic admonition on non-attachment. On the right is the Inshu-in seal (“Clot of Harmony”), on the right the signature (Koin) and personal seals.
Inner shikishi — “Sange petal with the deity Gentoku Ten”: a ritual purple petal for the flower-scattering ceremony. The gold drawing of a warrior-guardian was made personally by Hirayama Ikuo. On the left is the monastic inscription of Yakushi-ji temple, on the right the signature of the abbot (Shaku Koin) and a seal.
- Contents
The lot comes with the authors’ original certificate with a commemorative monastery label with gold embossing.