The Kura - Japanese Art Treasures

Robert Mangold has been working with Japanese antiques since 1995 with an emphasis on ceramics, Paintings, Armour and Buddhist furniture.

Antique Japanese Buddhist Scroll, Funky Dragon


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Directory: Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Pre 1920: Item # 665100

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The Kura
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A humorous looking dragon twists up the paper canvas, eyes on the prize, a tama or Buddhist jewel underlying a dramatically written inscription. What is extraordinary is that the dragons scaled body is performed with a single stroke of the brush! Over this has been added a shadow for the back, and embellishment of the head. It is signed Fujiki Shuchokusai, and comes enclosed in the original signed and age darkened wooden box. Bordered with patterned green silk extended with beige and featuring black lacquered wooden rollers, the scroll is 17-1/2 by 72-1/2 inches (44 x 185 cm) and is in fine condition.