Live Auction 2579Japanese & Korean Art
Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677)
Lot 20

Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677)

Bato (Horse-headed) Kannon

Closed11 September 2012

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Kaiho Yusetsu (1598-1677)
Bato (Horse-headed) Kannon
Signed Kaiho Yusetsusai hitsu, sealed Kaiho and Doki
Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk
40 1/8 x 15 1/8in. (101.7 x 38.3cm.)

Previously sold Sotheby's, London, 22 June 1995, lot 285

Specialist note

The Horse-headed Kannon is worshipped as a protector of horses and savior of those reborn in the animal realm.

Yusetsu was the son of the Momoyama-period painter, Kaiho Yusho (1533-1615).