Artist
Ishikawa Toyonobu
(石川豊信; 1711–1785)
Catalogue information
Edo period
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
83.2 x 21.7 cm (32 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.)
See also
This artwork was published as catalogue entry 269 in Volume I of Art through a Lifetime.
Additional details
Text
by Toyonobu
Chapter 21 of Kairoku
[Ch. Hailu] / In Auspicious Signs by the author Sun, it says, “When the Yellow Emperor arrived at the shore of the Eastern Sea during his inspections and hunting tour, the White Beast appeared. It could take and commune with myriad creatures in the world. It bewildered people, which made it a pest at the time. It appeared with the rise of virtuous sage-kings. The White Beast, which fends off evil spirits, is an auspicious sign between heaven and earth.” / In Chapter 29 is a picture of the White Beast fending off evil spirits.
Signature
Painted by Toyonohu
Seals
Ishikawashi; Toyonobu