Lot details Japan, 20th century. Ink on straw tissue paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll, on a silk brocade coated paper frame with lacquer handles. Inscribed with poetic calligraphy. Inscriptions: Signed ‘Hiraku’ with seal ‘Sandaya Hiraku’ 三田谷啓. Inscribed with a poem, ‘Takayama no, iwane kinone wo koeshi ... kaze no midori no umi wo ... fuku’ 高山の、岩根木根を 越えし 風の みどりの海を… 吹く[At tall mountain ranges, the winds that cross the alpine, rocky roots, blow over the blue sea, the fragrant wind blows]. To the back, inscribed ‘Sandaya sensei ofude’ 三田谷先生御筆 [The brush of Teacher Sandaya]. Provenance: From a private collection in Massachusetts, USA. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. The mounting with usual wear and traces of use. Dimensions: Image size 57 x 35.3 cm, Size incl. frame 117.5 x 62 cm Sandaya Hiraku (1881-1962) was an educator and social philanthropist. He studied therapeutic pedagogy for mentally handicapped children under Yu Fujikawa. In 1918, he became the director of the Children's Division of the Osaka City Social Affairs Bureau, established a children's consultation center, and in 1920, launched the monthly magazine "Mother and Child". In 1927, he opened the Mita Valley Therapeutic Education Institute in Ashiya, and in 1929, he founded the Japan Mother's Association.
Lot details Japan, 20th century. Ink on straw tissue paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll, on a silk brocade coated paper frame with lacquer handles. Inscribed with poetic calligraphy. Inscriptions: Signed ‘Hiraku’ with seal ‘Sandaya Hiraku’ 三田谷啓. Inscribed with a poem, ‘Takayama no, iwane kinone wo koeshi ... kaze no midori no umi wo ... fuku’ 高山の、岩根木根を 越えし 風の みどりの海を… 吹く[At tall mountain ranges, the winds that cross the alpine, rocky roots, blow over the blue sea, the fragrant wind blows]. To the back, inscribed ‘Sandaya sensei ofude’ 三田谷先生御筆 [The brush of Teacher Sandaya]. Provenance: From a private collection in Massachusetts, USA. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. The mounting with usual wear and traces of use. Dimensions: Image size 57 x 35.3 cm, Size incl. frame 117.5 x 62 cm Sandaya Hiraku (1881-1962) was an educator and social philanthropist. He studied therapeutic pedagogy for mentally handicapped children under Yu Fujikawa. In 1918, he became the director of the Children's Division of the Osaka City Social Affairs Bureau, established a children's consultation center, and in 1920, launched the monthly magazine "Mother and Child". In 1927, he opened the Mita Valley Therapeutic Education Institute in Ashiya, and in 1929, he founded the Japan Mother's Association.
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