April 1, 2024
Book of 12 Original Japanese Sumi-e Paintings & Poetry
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This auction is for an incredible antique/vintage Book of Japanese Sumi-e Paintings. I've never seen anything else like it. Each orig inal painting covers a two-page spread and measures 12.5" in height x 19" wide. The paintings are done on double-layered heavy watercolor paper which is folded accordion style to create the two-page spreads of the collection. To f urther explain how this book is assembled; if you spread the pages of the book out, you would have a one-piece mural of all twelve paintings measuring 19 feet in length , plus the extra pages of paper framing each end of the mural. The book covers measure 12.5 in. x 9.5 in. each. The front and back are hardcover with a silk tapestry fabric. As with all traditional Sumi-e art, each painting is a Zen-like portrayal of some element of nature. All but one of the paintings is shown below. The twelfth painting is of equal quality and condition - I just ran out of room. Each painting is accompanied by Japanese writing and a red artist's stamp. Although I do not read Japanese, it appears that some of the writing is poetry written to compliment the watercolor images which would be consistent with traditional Sumi-e. Each red stamp is unique and some paintings are accompanied by more than one stamp. This could be one for each, the artist and the writer. In the front of the book
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