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ANCIENNE COLLECTION
WILLEM VAN HEUSDEN
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LOTS 185!190
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LA DESCENTE D’AMIDA
JAPON, ÉPOQUE KAMAKURA
encre, couleurs et or sur soie, montée en rouleau, boîte
couverte en bois (3)
107,3 x 37,7 cm, 42¼ by 14⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
Acquired by Willem van Heusden in Japan before 1955
(according to his wife).
The descent of Amida
ink, colour and gold on silk, hanging scroll, Japan,
Kamakura period
40 000-60 000 €
381 000-575 000 HK$ 48 600-73 000 US$
˚͉ 々ࡑࣛ˾ Г˙ɧ໋ྡ ணЍ͉ ͭൿ
‘The previous owner of this paintings has hopefully ascribed it
to Eshin-Sozu himself. Since there are no known works of this
master remaining and comparison is therefore impossible,
such optimism is quite unwarranted. The Þ gure of the Buddha
is painted in gold of two tints which enabled the painter to
delineate folds in the robe and the patterned design thereon
without using other colours. This technique is peculiar to the
(Kamakura) period and was derived from China.’
Quote Willem van Heusden in his notes accompanying the
painting.
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