Japanese Painting of a Bô (Staff) by Seisetsu,... Lot n° 18

Signed: Seiga sô Sealed: Seisetsu and Seiga Date: ca. 1940 Size: 203 x 46.7 cms (mounting) 131.2 x 33.6 cms (painting) 80 x 18 inch (mounting) 52 x 13 inch (painting) Technique: sumi on paper Condition: mounting of dark-green & pale blue silk brocade. Gold&beige ichimonji, dark wooden rollers, titled, signed and sealed original box. Fine overall condition. Literature: Seo/Addiss, pp. 153-166. Shown is the "thirty-times stick" with which the persons performing zazen are beaten to encourage them in their determination and to ward off drowsiness. (Awakawa) Origin: Japan Period: Circa 1940