Lot 336: Soga Shohaku (1730-1781) 18th century

18th century
Kakejiku, in ink on paper, depicting the 11th century Chinese poet Su Shi (1036-1101) with his back to the viewer, rendered in the genpitsu (abbreviated brush drawing) technique, standing beneath snow-laden bamboo, wearing a large hat and holding a stick, the end of which is suspended with a fan, signed Shohaku ga with seal Kiitsu; with wood storage box. 103.2cm x 50.5cm (40 5/8in x 19 7/8in). (2).

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Published and Exhibited: Kyoto National Museum, Shohaku show, Exhibition Catalogue, Kyoto, 2005, pl.105, p.305. Compare another painting, Chinese Recluses by Shohaku, depicting the similar Chinese figure on a pair of two-fold screens, illustrated in the same Catalogue, pl.67, p.228.

Illustrated: Kano Hiroyuki, Araburu miyako no eshi, Soga Shohaku (A Wild Painter in Kyoto, Soga Shoahaku), Rinsen Shoten, Kyoto, 2007, pl.94, p.174.