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AFTER WATANABE KAZAN (1793-1841) AFTER WATANABE KAZAN (1793-1841)
Deer The Humiliation of Kanshin
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912)
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on silk in silk mounts, depicting a stag seen Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on silk in silk mounts, depicting Kanshin
from the rear, standing in a field with grasses, a long inscription to the right willingly accepting humiliation by a ruffian, with three others looking on, with
with signature Kazan Gaishi ga (Painted by Kazan the Recluse) followed by signature at top left Tsuchinoto-ushi shungetsu Zenrakudo ni oite utsusu
two seals Kazan sanjin (Drawn by Kazan the Recluse in the Zenrakudo in 1830) and
two seals
With a wood storage box inscribed outside Watanabe Kazan shika no With a wood tomobako storage box
zu (Watanabe Kazan, picture of a deer) and with a long inscription on the 39 1/2 x 16 1/2in (100 x 41.8cm
reverse of the lid
58 x 16 1/2in (147 x 42cm) $3,000 - 5,000

$1,500 - 2,000 In Chinese legend, Kanshin (in Chinese, Han Xin, 231-196 B.C.) was the
celebrated son of a prince of Han who was challenged by a ruffian to crawl
between his legs in a public place. He consented to this humiliation rather
than create a disturbance or fight with a man of lowly rank.

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