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Born in Wakayama Prefecture, Kodojin (‘Old
Daoist’) became extremely accomplished in
Chinese verse composition at an early age
but switched to haiku for a time after studying
with Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902). In the
last three decades of his life, he returned to
Chinese verse as well as painting landscapes
in the Nanga style that have earned him a
wide circle of admirers outside Japan in recent
years. For English translations of Kodojin’s
accomplished and imaginative Chinese verse,
see Stephen Addiss and Jonathan Chaves,
Old Taoist: The Life, Art, and Poetry of Kodojin
(1865-1944), New York, Columbia University
Press, 2000.

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HASHIMOTO DOKUZAN (1869-1938)
Taisho (1912-1936) or Showa (1926-1989)
era, circa 1912-1938
Kakejiku (hanging scroll); ink on paper in silk
mounts, depicting a toad in typical pose
sitting up and confronting the viewer, with a
cursive Chinese inscription, signed and seal
Ryuho; with a wooden tomobako storage
box inscribed outside Gamashi ga (Painting
of a toad), signed inside Ryuho [...] daisho
(Inscribed by Ryuho [...]), and sealed Dokuzan.
Overall: 205cm x 55.5cm (80¾in x 21 7/8in);
image: 135cm x 36.5cm (53 1/8in x 14 3/8in). (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000
US$2,800 - 4,200
Hashimoto Dokuzan, who used several other
art names including Ryuho as seen on this
painting, studied under the leading Nanga
painter Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924) and later
became a priest of the Rinzai sect. In 1909 he
was appointed Chief Abbot of the Shokokuji
Temple in northern Kyoto, retaining this post
until 1933.

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