INOUE YUICHI Jizo-tange

• LOT

  803

• Artist

  INOUE YUICHI ( 1916 - 1985 )

• Estimate

  800,000 - 1,200,000 40,000 - 60,000 42,105 - 63,158 160,000 - 240,000 5,333 - 8,000

  JPY RMB HKD TWD USD

• Result

  JPY1,900,000

• Details

  carbon ink on Chinese paper　hanging scroll　1976
  stamped signature
  CR76109
  Box: inscribed with "The 31st Anniversary of the Wolf's Tears Memorial", "CR76109" and authentication signature by Unagami Masaomi
  Provenance: A Gallery in Tokyo
  Publication: "Yu-ichi INOUE catalogue Vol.2" P.544, CR76109, UNAC TOKYO
  
  A gāthā praising the great compassion and virtues of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, extolling his power to save beings in all six realms.
  
  It teaches that by simply chanting his name and paying homage, one may attain peace and happiness in both this life and the next.
  
  INOUE YUICHI, born in Tokyo in 1916, is an artist who represents Japan in the late 20th century. He is often remembered as a wild and uninhibited figure, with his shaved head, wielding a giant brush, splashing ink, crawling and rolling on the ground, as if no one else existed. "He was a simple schoolteacher by day and an avant-garde artist at home," is how those who knew him described him. While the rest of Japan was indulging in rapid economic growth, he remained obscure, grounded, and genuine, and eventually honed himself into an artist who came to represent Japan and left his mark on the history of world art.
  
  28.0×50.0cm
  (11 × 19 ⅝ in.)　

• Organizer

  Jo's Auction

• Auction

  Jo’s Auction Autumn Auction of Art Works 2025

• Catalog

  Contemporary Art/Modern&Post-War Art

• Date

  2025/10/23