Antique Japanese Kakejiku Hanging Scroll Daruma Bodhidharma Zenga Ink Painting 61"L Shibori mid to late 19th century

mid to late 19th century

dramatic ocean views

while the rising flames symbolize wisdom triumphing over darkness

Swords of Imperial Japan

This chest was well used and well loved and has a warm aged patina

Antique Japanese Kakejiku Hanging Scroll Daruma Bodhidharma Zenga Ink Painting 61"L Shibori mid to late 19th centuryJapanese kakejiku hanging scroll, sumi ink on paper, bold zenga style portrait of Daruma (Bodhidharma), signed and sealed, Taish to early Shwa period Japan; Taish to early Shwa period, c. 1910s1930s A commanding zenga style portrait of Daruma (, Bodhidharma) executed in sumi ink on paper with broad, decisive brushwork. The patriarch's face dominates the upper field heavy brow rendered in a single sweeping stroke, the characteristic fierce eyes