Antique Japanese Demon and Yuki Daruma Scroll

Oni & Yukidaruma - An antique Japanese hanging scroll depicting a demon as a priest looking at a Yuki Daruma (snowman in the shape of Daruma. 

掛軸  寒念佛  Winter Prayer (Demon monk and snowman) Scroll

(落款印(雅印): Red seal): 堀暁 Horigyu

(Inside lid): 

画 土佐風  Picture, Tosa style

京都ノ人、西村見素 字 士朴氏ト伝フ　吉田蔵from Kyoto, Nishimura Mimoto, uji Mr.Shiboku, Yoshida Kura

<Artist Biography>

【堀暁 中】Hori Gyochu (1875-1932)

 He learned the Tosa school of painting 土佐派 from Sawaki Hatomaro 佐脇波登麻呂(1875-1932) and Kimura Kinshu 木村金秋 (1883-1917), was the second most skilled artist after Morimura Yoshiina 森村宜稲,  he was not good at socializing and enjoyed painting without making a fortune. He was known for his portraits

• Ink on Paper | Silk and paper brocade border 
• Probably Taisho to early Showa period (1912-1926)
• (Art) 48” x 11.875” (length, width)
• - (Mounting) 75.25” x 13” (length, width)

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