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巌谷一六 Iwaya Ichiroku (1834-1905) Japanese antique art paired kakejiku kakemono wall hanging scrolls / Calligraphy RF358

巌谷一六 Iwaya Ichiroku (1834-1905)
Calligrapher. Born in 1834 as the son of a doctor of the Omi Mizuguchi clan. Studied under Iesato ShoTou 家里松嶹, Nakazawa Setsujo 中沢雪城, Yo Shukei 楊守敬, Fujimoto Tetsuseki 藤本鐵石 and others. He created his own style of calligraphy, known as the Ichiroku school. Together with Kusakabe Meikaku 日下部鳴鶴 and Nakabayashi Gōchiku 中林梧竹, he is known as one of the Three Brushes of the Meiji Era. While active as a politician, he was also known as a Noh calligrapher and showed a unique style of calligraphy. He was also the father of Iwaya Sazanami 巌谷小波, who is regarded as the founder of modern Japanese children's literature.

with signature 'Ichiroku koji' 一六居士 and seal 'Kobai koji' 古梅居士

Whole dimensions: 20.5" W x 75.6" H / 52.3cm x 192.2cm
Inside dimensions: 21" W x 53.6" H / 33.5cm x 136.2cm

Material: Paper
Technique: Handpainted
Roller ends: Wood

Weight: 560g

Condition

Antique items have originally crease, stain, damage, and more. I would like you to refer to the listing photos, but please understand that it's difficult to show all conditions by the photos. Special notes: STAIN, CREASE a little, FOLD, WARP, STAIN DAMAGE in the back of the mounting.

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