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Sengai Gibon (1750-1837)
Lot 686

Sengai Gibon (1750-1837)

Famous moments in the lives of Zen monks

Closed14 September 2011

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USD 74,500

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Sengai Gibon (1750-1837)
Famous moments in the lives of Zen monks
Signed Fuso saisho zenkutu Gai gi, sealed Sengai
Handscroll; ink on paper
11 1/8 x 256½in. (28.3 x 651cm.)
Wood box signed and authenticated by Higashiyama Sahen (Takeda Mokurai; 1854-1930), 4th abbot of Kenninji Temple

Specialist note

This is the only known handscroll by Sengai. Pictured above are Kanzan and Jittoku, with Bukan.