Hossu (Whisk)
Artist
Fukuda Kodojin
(Japanese, 1865–1944)
Dateearly 20th century
Mediumink on silk
Dimensions113.6 x 37.2 cm (image); 186 x 45 cm (mount)
ClassificationsPaintings
MarkingsSeals: (on left after signature) Fukuda Seiko, Seisho
Seals: (upper right) Boga (selflessness, ecstasy, trance, enthusiasm)
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Object number2012.88
Label TextKodojin's status as a poet calligrapher and literati artist has reached legendary status. Born at a time of great change (4 years before the final fall of the Edo Government), he lived through the westernization of the Meiji, Taisho Democracy, and rise to Imperialism and defeat of the Showa era. He was self-taught, part of a small group of artists existing outside conventional circles in pre-war Japan. Taking the time just before his death to destroy the large portion of his remaining work, leaving only that which must have met some personal criteria.ProvenanceBachmann Eckenstein Art & Antiques, Basel, SwitzerlandOn View
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