Tenmangū 天満宮 (Shinto shrine where Sugawara no Michizane is enshrined) - Keisai Eisen (渓斎 英泉, 1790–1848) - Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)
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Original woodcut by Keisai Eisen (1790–1848) titled Tenmangū 天満宮, circa 1810–1820 (Bunka/Bunsei), depicting Sugawara no Michizane with guardian dogs; image measures 33.5 × 14 cm, Japan, Edo period, in good condition with back paper residue, a stain near the right dignitary and a small loss at the top-right corner.
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Original woodcut.
Artist: Keisai Eisen (渓斎 英泉, 1790–1848)
Title: Tenmangū 天満宮 (shinto shrine where Sugawara no Michizane is enshrined)
Year: 1810-20s (Bunka/Bunsei)
The upper cartouche: Bears the inscription from right to left 天満宮 (Tenmangū), indicating the dedication to the shrine and to the deity.
The central figure: Shows the senior official and poet Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), deified after his death under the name Tenjin (the god of protection of studies, literature and learning).
The base: Protected by a pair of mythological guardian dogs (komainu) placed at the sides of a decorative pillar bearing the emblem of the typical publisher of the period.
Condition: on the back: remnants of paper at the top.
It will be packed with extreme care, and with reinforcement.
All made to measure.
Tracked and insured shipping.
Condition: thin paper, stain near the right-hand dignitary, small loss in the top-right corner.
Combined shipping.
It will be packed with extreme care, attention and reinforcement.
All made to measure.
Tracked and insured shipping.
Original woodcut.
Artist: Keisai Eisen (渓斎 英泉, 1790–1848)
Title: Tenmangū 天満宮 (shinto shrine where Sugawara no Michizane is enshrined)
Year: 1810-20s (Bunka/Bunsei)
The upper cartouche: Bears the inscription from right to left 天満宮 (Tenmangū), indicating the dedication to the shrine and to the deity.
The central figure: Shows the senior official and poet Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), deified after his death under the name Tenjin (the god of protection of studies, literature and learning).
The base: Protected by a pair of mythological guardian dogs (komainu) placed at the sides of a decorative pillar bearing the emblem of the typical publisher of the period.
Condition: on the back: remnants of paper at the top.
It will be packed with extreme care, and with reinforcement.
All made to measure.
Tracked and insured shipping.
Condition: thin paper, stain near the right-hand dignitary, small loss in the top-right corner.
Combined shipping.
It will be packed with extreme care, attention and reinforcement.
All made to measure.
Tracked and insured shipping.
Details
Artist
Keisai Eisen (渓斎 英泉, 1790–1848)
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Owner or reseller
Title of artwork
Tenmangū 天満宮 (Shinto shrine where Sugawara no Michizane is enshrined)
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Japan
Year
1810
Condition
Good condition
Height
33.5 cm
Width
14 cm
Period
19th century
Dynastic style/period
Edo Period (1600-1868)
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