FIGURA DI KANZAN IN CERAMICA 'SATSUMA' CON DECORO A SMALTI POLICROMI E ORO

A POLYCHROME ENAMELLED AND GILT 'SATSUMA' CERAMIC FIGURE OF KANZAN
Japan, Meiji period

The deity seated on a rock with a scroll in the right hand, a smiling expression on the face, signed 林山 (Rinzan) within a cartouche to the bottom.

20 x 14 x 15,5 cm

Provenance: private collection in Rome.

Kanzan ( Hanshan in Chinese) is usually depicted together with Jittoku (Shide in Chinese). The two, according to tradition lived in the Tang era (618-907), were two Buddhist monks who became famous for their serene and simple approach to life.