The Frolicking Animals and Human Scrolls
Set of two scrolls
Four scrolls exist; Scroll One and Two are well known, so we reproduced them at this time. The most popular of all is Scroll One illustrating frolicking animals, personified monkeys, rabbits, and frogs, reminding us of the wit and humor cherished in Japan in earlier times.
At the core of this work are the artist’s spontaneous brush technique combined with his sense of humor that runs as the undercurrent, and this could be the source of contemporary Japanese caricature.
| Scroll One | |
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| Dimensions: 30.6×1,145.9 cm | |
| Kozan-ji Temple | |
| Commentaries by Ueno Kenji | |
| Scroll Two | |
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| Dimensions: 30.7×1,215.9 cm | |
| Kozan-ji Temple | |
| Commentaries by Ueno Kenji | |
| Price | |
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| JPY 368,000 (tax excluded) | |
- 1) Commentaries are attached on each title, written respectively by prominent scholars in two languages: Japanese and English, and function as an academic study guide and reference for both domestic and international readers.
- 2) The original textures and colors of the work are vividly revived in reproduction by using light-resistant toners on acid-free paper (Bagasse) or Japanese paper (Torinoko). This would never have been possible using conventional printing methods.
- 3) The scrolls are digitally printed by the most up-to-date printing technology for high definition images in our on-demand system, so we are always able to provide the newest products to match customers’ needs.
- 4) Our long established “Long Sheet Printing” technology is used to create the more than 10-meter-long handscroll on one seamless sheet of paper.