Live Auction 1978Japanese And Korean Art
Attributed to Hon'ami Koetsu (1558-1637)
Lot 121

Attributed to Hon'ami Koetsu (1558-1637)

Poem on decorated paper with wisteria design

Closed18 March 2008

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Attributed to Hon'ami Koetsu (1558-1637)
Poem on decorated paper with wisteria design
Fragment of handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, silver and gold on paper
11 3/8 x 16½in. (29 x 42cm.)
Wood box signed, dated and authenticated by calligraphy scholar Tayama Honan

Katsumoto Eiji

Specialist note

The poem by Fujiwara no Ariie from the Shin kokin wakashu (New Collection of Ancient and Modern Verse) reads:

Yume kayou michi sae taenu kuretake no
Fushimi no sato no yuki no shitaore