This original exhibition poster is from the Musee Cernuschi in Paris for an exhibition in 1962 featuring a light hearted cartoon from the 18th century by the monk Sengai. It has a beautiful powder blue background.
An artist stands on his friend to reach a higher part of the wall to paint on.
Dimensions: 26 in x 19 in (66 cm x 49 cm)
Condition: some rough edges, slight edge paper loss, see photos.
Sengai Gibon 仙厓 義梵 was a Japanese monk of the Rinzai school (one of three main schools of Zen Buddhism in Japan, the others being the Sōtō school and the much smaller Ōbaku school). He was known for his controversial teachings and writings, as well as for his lighthearted sumi-e paintings. After spending half of his life in Nagata near Yokohama, he secluded himself in Shōfuku-ji in Fukuoka, the first Zen temple in Japan, where he spent the rest of his life. Though the Rinzai sect is particularly known for its hard-to-understand teachings, Sengai tried to make them accessible to the public.
What is special about exhibition and gallery posters is that they are an affordable way of getting good, unique art on the walls, as although it is not an artists original, neither is it something that has been mass reproduced.
Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the charm.
These posters are sent as unframed. They are delivered in a cardboard-backed envelope for protection. They have been stored folded.
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