11th Nov, 2024 15:00
Pursuing Perfection, the Perino Collection
KISHI GANKU (1749 — 1839)
Tiger
KISHI GANKU (1749 — 1839)
Japan, Edo period, 18th/19th century
A hanging scroll painting, kakejiku, ink and colour on silk, illustrating the crouching big cat facing right, signed Echizennosuke Ganku, sealed Ganku/Fuzen.
109cm x 41cm
Provenance: the Claudio Perino Collection, Turin, acquired mostly in Japan in early 2000s.
Exhibited: MAO Museo d'Arte Orientale, Turin, and Mueo delle Culture, Lugano, March - June 2021.
Literature: featured in the exhibition catalogue Kakemono, Five centiuries of Japanese painting. The Perino Collection, p. 90, no 69.
Kishi Ganku's talent sprang from Kyoto, the hotbed of many artistic talents and the seat of the Maruyama Shijō School, but Ganku was never closely affiliated with this artistic group. Similarly to Jakuchū, he drew his inspiration from the Kanō School and the works of Sen Nanping (Shen Quan 1682-1758). Ganku soon developed his own style with tigers as a go-to subject he is most famous for. Whilst in employment of the Prince Arisugawa he was able to observe the big cats in the landlord’s menagerie. After the artist’s passing, his workshop was subsequently run by his many sons, adopted sons and grandsons.
£2,000 - £3,000
Buyer's premium: 23.00%
KISHI GANKU (1749 — 1839)
Japan, Edo period, 18th/19th century
A hanging scroll painting, kakejiku, ink and colour on silk, illustrating the crouching big cat facing right, signed Echizennosuke Ganku, sealed Ganku/Fuzen.
109cm x 41cm
Provenance: the Claudio Perino Collection, Turin, acquired mostly in Japan in early 2000s.
Exhibited: MAO Museo d'Arte Orientale, Turin, and Mueo delle Culture, Lugano, March - June 2021.
Literature: featured in the exhibition catalogue Kakemono, Five centiuries of Japanese painting. The Perino Collection, p. 90, no 69.
Kishi Ganku's talent sprang from Kyoto, the hotbed of many artistic talents and the seat of the Maruyama Shijō School, but Ganku was never closely affiliated with this artistic group. Similarly to Jakuchū, he drew his inspiration from the Kanō School and the works of Sen Nanping (Shen Quan 1682-1758). Ganku soon developed his own style with tigers as a go-to subject he is most famous for. Whilst in employment of the Prince Arisugawa he was able to observe the big cats in the landlord’s menagerie. After the artist’s passing, his workshop was subsequently run by his many sons, adopted sons and grandsons.
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Auction: Pursuing Perfection, the Perino Collection, 11th Nov, 2024
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE OF THIS SALE IS YET TO BE CONFIRMED
We are thrilled to confirm the consignment of a selection of pieces from a distinguished Italian private collection of East Asian art.
Dr Claudio Perino begun collecting in the early 2000s. His interest in Japanese lacquer soon transitioned into woodblock prints and ceramics, eventually focusing on paintings from the Edo and Meiji periods.
Always eager to share the joy of experiencing his treasures, Dr Perino exhibited his lacquer, prints and paintings at the MAO - Museum of Oriental Art in Turin between 2008 - 2023. The twenty-four paintings featured in the current sale were a part of a large exhibition curated by Prof Matthi Forrer at the Museo delle Culture in Lugano and later the Torinian MAO between 2020 - 2022.
Among the sixty-two lots presented here, there are a few pieces of Korean ceramics. Chinese art is represented among others by a porcelain plaque by Wang Qi, an early Qingbai ewer and two important Qing Dynasty embroidered silk robes.
For any questions relating to the sale, please contact the Head of the Japanese Department, Marta Somauroo at marta@azcaauctions.com.
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