Ganku Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ganku Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 03, 2018
GANKU (1756? - 1838): PICTURE ROLL WITH VASE AND CHRYSANTHEMUM
Est: €1,100 - €2,200
Ink on paper. Japan, 18th to 19th cent. Masterfully airy, in part very suggestive painting in an expressly vertical composition. The image depicts a slender vase with reflecting lights that lend it an almost spherical dynamic. Protruding upwards from the vase is a branch with chrysanthemum (kiku) leaves and blossoms. Given that reeds seem unlikely, the contour is probably meant to suggest a mountain (?). In the bottom left-hand corner is the signature GAN-KU 岸駒 in an abbreviated form, with a red seal, KAKAN GANKU 可観岸駒 below it. Ganku was the founder of the Kishi school (Kishi being merely another way of reading the Gan in his name) and he also painted for the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. He was given the honorary title of Echizen no Kami. The silk brocade mounting is original and the dignified rollers are made of ivory. The wooden box has an inscription and signature from the artist. Condition report: Good, original condition, some folds stabilized. IMAGE DIMENSION DIMENSIONS 108 x 30 CM, ROLL 184 x 33 CM From a private German collection Condition reports and further images are available upon request - Expertise: Wolfmar Zacken
Galerie Zacke
Nov. 04, 2017
GANKU (1756? - 1838): PICTURE ROLL WITH VASE AND CHRYSANTHEMUM
Est: €1,800 - €3,600
Ink on paper. Japan, 18th to 19th cent. Masterfully airy, in part very suggestive painting in an expressly vertical composition. The image depicts a slender vase with reflecting lights that lend it an almost spherical dynamic. Protruding upwards from the vase is a branch with chrysanthemum (kiku) leaves and blossoms. Given that reeds seem unlikely, the contour is probably meant to suggest a mountain (?). In the bottom left-hand corner is the signature GAN-KU 岸駒 in an abbreviated form, with a red seal, KAKAN GANKU 可観岸駒 below it. Ganku was the founder of the Kishi school (Kishi being merely another way of reading the Gan in his name) and he also painted for the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. He was given the honorary title of Echizen no Kami. The silk brocade mounting is original and the dignified rollers are made of ivory. The wooden box has an inscription and signature from the artist. Condition report: Good, original condition, some folds stabilized. IMAGE DIMENSION DIMENSIONS 108 x 30 CM, ROLL 184 x 33 CM From a private German collection Expertise: Wolfmar Zacken
Galerie Zacke
Jan. 28, 2017
GANKU ( - 1838): MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE WITH SCHOLARS
Est: €2,560 - €3,200
Painting with ink and some colors on silk. Japan, dated 1799 Steep rocky cliffs, gorge-like valley with a narrow path, rustic footbridge and a hut hidden under trees. In front are standing two literati, who look up to a man in the cabin. On the bridge, their servant boy balances a load. This painting is inspired by Chinese Shanshui presenting romantic landscape, in which once the literati class retreated. At the upper left, the period Kansei and cycle year, as well as signature KA-KAN-DO 可観堂 GAN-KU 岸駒, below is a red seal Ganku Funzen. Ganku was the founder of the Kishi School (Kishi another reading of Gan in Ganku), who received two years before his death the honorary title Echizen no Kami. Kakando is one of his artist names, Funzen an alternative name. The picture has a very good mounting with cultivated silk brocade, black lacquer rollers, altogether very good condition. PICTURE 118 x 38,5 CM, SCROLL 186 x 57 CM From a German collection
Galerie Zacke
Aug. 02, 2016
Attr. to Kishi Ganku, Painting Scroll of a Tiger, Japan, 18th C
Est: €3,800 - €4,940
Ink on silk Hanging scroll with brocade mounting Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century Attributed to Kishi Ganku (1749 or 1756-1839) Tiger Signed 'Ganku' with seal With wooden box Total dimensions: c. 146 x 43 cm Image size: c. 81.5 x 32.5 cm Good condition Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU. Condition: The painting is in good condition with only slight signs of wear consistent with age. The total dimensions are c. 146 x 43 cm. Kishi Ganku (1749 or 1756-1839) Ganku studied painting with Mori Ransai (1740-1801) in a naturalistic and Western influenced style. He went to Kyoto to become a professional painter and possibly was in contact with Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795). Ganku is known for his impressive tiger paintings for which he painstakingly studied the skulls of tigers and their physiognomy, Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Jul. 11, 2015
GANKU (1756?-1838): FUJIYAMA
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Ink on silk. Brocade and ivory Jikusaki, Japan, Kakemono, approx. 1830The fine, atmospheric composition is a collaboration of Ganku (Fuji and clouds) and his son Gantai (boats and coast line). Usually such works are of lower standard but here the painting is a good example of the deep understanding the two artists had for each other. Gantai follows his father very thoroughly in style. It is just a little pinch of wisdom ahead of his father’s art, Gantai’s painting style is more serious. Signature: GANKU 岸駒 Frontal landscape by Echizen (no) kami GANTAI 前景越前守岸岱 Seal: KU (?) 駒… GANTAI KUNCHIN 岸岱君鎮 Comes in an old box.PICTURE SIZE 33,5 x 55 CM; SCROLL LENGTH 115 CMFrom a German private collection
Galerie Zacke
Jul. 11, 2015
GANKU (1756?-1838): CRANE AGAINST RISING SUN
Est: €3,000 - €4,500
Ink and color on silk, Japan, about 1800 The crane, designed as tsuru, is the symbol for the longevity. Here, we are shown a tanchotsuru depicted standing in the foreground. Its head is attentively bent to watch another crane that is hovering above. The scene is set under the red sun rising from the horizon in the morning mist. Some bamboo growing on rocks. The painting masterly rendered with few skillful clear strokes, the black plumage of the birds is a piece of virtuoso art. Signed to the lower left Echizen (no) Kami GANKU 越前守岸駒 (title), and red seals GANKU FUNZEN 岸駒賁然. Fine silk mounting with golden patterns, wooden rollers, good condition. PAINTING 128 x 42,5 CM, SCROLL 214 x 56,7 CM From a German private collection * Regarding Ganku see the no. 158
Galerie Zacke
Jan. 30, 2015
GANKU (1756?-1838): CRANE AGAINST RISING SUN
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
Ink on silk. Brocade and ivory Jikusaki, Japan, Kakemono, approx. 1830 The fine, atmospheric composition is a collaboration of Ganku (Fuji and clouds) and his son Gantai (boats and coast line). Usually such works are of lower standard but here the painting is a good example of the deep understanding the two artists had for each other. Gantai follows his father very thoroughly in style. It is just a little pinch of wisdom ahead of his father's art, Gantai's painting style is more serious. Signature: GANKU ?? Frontal landscape by Echizen (no) kami GANTAI ??????? Seal: KU (?) ?... GANTAI KUNCHIN ???? Comes in an old box. PICTURE SIZE 33,5 x 55 CM; SCROLL LENGTH 115 CM From a German private collection
Galerie Zacke
May. 24, 2014
GANKU (1756?-1838): TIGER
Est: €2,800 - €4,200
Ink on paper. Japan, about 1800A powerful tiger painted with virtuous strokes to seize our attention. The animal is painted only with the front part of the body and set under a lightning that is striking from above. The tiger, also named tora is the symbol for power, courage and smoothness, the symbol of a true samurai spirit. Ganku was the founder of the Kishi school. He wasactive for the imperial palace in Kyto and later moved to Kanazawa. He was bestowed the title Echizen no Kami. This painting comes from a very fine collection. Signed tothe lower left GANKU 岸駒and sealed KAKAN GANKU. Kakan(do) was one of his pseudonyms. Old brocade mounting of the period, with bone rollers, very good condition.PAINTING 98x 35 CM, SCROLL 181 x 47 CMFrom a German private collection
Galerie Zacke
May. 24, 2014
GANKU (1756?-1838): CRANE AGAINST RISING SUN
Est: €3,000 - €4,500
Ink and color on silk. Japan, about 1800The crane, designed as tsuru, is the symbol for the longevity. Here, we are shown a tanchotsuru depicted standing in the foreground. Its head is attentively bent to watchanother crane that is hovering above. The scene is set under the red sun rising from the horizon in the morning mist. Some bamboo growing on rocks. The paintingmasterly rendered with few skillful clear strokes, the black plumage of the birds is a piece of virtuoso art. Signed to the lower left Echizen (no) Kami GANKU 越前守岸駒 (title), and red seals GANKU FUNZEN 岸駒賁然. Fine silk mounting with golden patterns, wooden rollers, good condition.PAINTING 128 x 42,5 CM, SCROLL 214 x 56,7 CMFrom a German private collection* Regarding Ganku see the no. 158
Galerie Zacke
Apr. 06, 2014
Large Scroll Painting
Est: $100 - $200
Large scroll painting, watercolor and ink on silk, large landscape of mountains, waterfalls and travelers, signed Ganku, two seals Fuzen and Kishi, mounted on brown silk brocade in box, Japan, Edo period, late 19th century, 43" h x 19 1/4" w. Provenance: From the estate of Julia Jergens Joslin of Cincinnati, OH.
Kaminski Auctions
Mar. 24, 2010
Ganku (1749/56-1838)
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Ganku (1749/56-1838) Peacocks and Horses Signed Echizen no kami Ganku and Ganku, each sealed Kakan and Ganku Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold powder (sunago) on silk 36 3/8 x 99½in. (92.5 x 252.4cm.) each (2)
Christie's
Sep. 16, 2009
Tiger and dragon By Ganku (1756-1839)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
By Ganku (1756-1839) Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and slight color on silk; signed Echizen (no) kami Ganku and sealed Kakkan Ganku 39 1/2 x 14in (100.3 x 35.6cm)
Bonhams
Sep. 16, 2009
Rooster, minivets and peonies By Ganku (1749-1838)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
By Ganku (1749-1838) Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; signed Ganku sha and dated Temmei kinoto mi kure no haru [late spring, year of the snake (1785)] and sealed Hoku, ba and another seal 48 1/8 x 24 1/4in (122.2 x 61.6cm)
Bonhams
Mar. 17, 2009
Ganku (1749/56-1838)
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
Ganku (1749/56-1838) Beauty crossing a bridge Signed Funzen, sealed Ganku and Funzen Hanging scroll; ink, color, silver and gold on silk 39 x 13 7/8in. (99 x 35.2cm.) Wood box signed and authenticated by ukiyo-e scholar Narazaki Muneshige
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2008
Ganku (1749/56-1838)
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Ganku (1749/56-1838) Tigers Signed Dokokan Ganku sha, and signed and dated Bunsei mizunoe-ushi ... natsu jugonichi (fifteenth day, summer of 1822) Echizen no kami Ganku sha, each sealed Dokokan and another seal Pair of six-panel screens; ink and slight color on silk 65 3/8 x 137 7/8in. (166 x 350cm.) each (2)
Christie's
Sep. 18, 2007
Tiger and Dragon
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Ganku (1749/56-1838) Tiger and Dragon Each signed Tenkaikutsu Ganku, each sealed Ganku and Funzen Pair of six-panel screens; ink and gold leaf on paper 60 5/8 x 140½in. (154 x 357cm.) each (2)
Christie's