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For several years now I've been resisting the temptation to open yet another front in my Japanese art collecting 'addiction' -- but like any serious collector who has a weakness for 'bijin-ga' (Japanese for 'beauties paintings') I can resist no longer. Because they are 'unique' (each scroll is hand painted and one-of-a-kind) Japanese scrolls are very collectable, and as such one would expect that they command a high price in comparison to their woodblock print counterparts (for which there are hundreds of copies for any one scene). Surprisingly this is not the case -- prices for bijin-ga scrolls, while being expensive, are generally no more expensive than limited-edition woodblock prints by the same artist. If a pre-war strike of an Ito Shinsui bijin-ga limited-edition woodblock print (for which at least one hundred copies were produced) sells for $2000 to $6,000 or more, why do Shinsui scrolls (each piece unique) not sell for several times this price? I guess this is one of the 'contradictions' we find when collecting art, and it is something I certainly intend to exploit until scroll prices increase to their true value. Artists represented here include Ito Shinsui, Takehisa Yumeji, Kaburagi Kiyokata, Hirano Hakuho, Uemura Shoen, Kobayakawa Kiyoshi, Yurimoto Keiko, and an unknown yet talented female(?) artist called 'Kanoko'. I have also listed other scroll genre (landscape, kacho-e) by various artists including Takahashi Shotei and Watanabe Seitei.
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| Gallery of my Japanese Scrolls | |||
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| Takehisa Yumeji Bijin and Beetle Stall |
Kanoko (Utaji?) Bijin and Parasol |
Ito Shinsui Bijin Washing In Autumn |
Ito Shinsui Bijin and Morning Glory |
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| Takehisa Yumeji Bijin by Fence |
Seiho Bijin in Kimono |
Uemura Shoen Summer Bijin |
Hirano Hakuho Bijin in Kimono |
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| Uemura Shoen Geisha Dressing with Attendant |
Kaburagi Kiyokata Pleasure Boat |
Ito Shinsui Bijin in Snow |
Kobayakawa Kiyoshi Wild Geese |
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| Ikeda Terukata Maiko and Maiogi Fan Dance |
Yokoo Hogetsu Bijin in Snowstorm 1940s/50s |
Uemura Shoen Evening Cool 1920s/30s/40s |
Ito Shinsui Evening Storm (in Summer) 1930s/40s/50s |
| Scrolls by Keiko Yurimoto | |||
| Keiko Yurimoto is mostly known for her woodblock prints published by Kyoto Hanga-In in the 1950s. It will surprise most collectors that Keiko was also proficient at scroll paintings. Below are several rare examples of her work. | |||
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| Keiko Yurimoto Oharame (female vendor) |
Keiko Yurimoto Bijin |
Keiko Yurimoto Bijin in Kimono |
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| Scrolls by Shotei | |||
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| Takahashi Shotei Scene of a Country Retreat with Akikusa |
Takahashi Shotei Fisherman and Woodcutter 1912 |
Shotei (Takahashi?) Cotton Rose in Full Bloom for Long Life 1917 |
Takahashi Shotei Bamboo Grove |
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| Shotei (Takahashi?) Eagle on Pine Tree 1910s-30s |
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| Scrolls by Other Artists | |||
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| Watanabe Seitei Two cranes in pine tree |
Hosen Tiger |
Hosen Roaring Tiger |
Ohara Shoson Wild Geese and Reed 1934 |
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