Vintage Nautical Seascape Ocean Waves Crashing Oil Painting Fukazen & Co 52"


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Description

Mid to late 20th century expressionist nautical oil painting on canvas featuring a seascape with ocean waves crashing on rocks under a night sky. Fukazen & Co. Est 1728 Kawagoe City, Saitama, Japan.

Provenance:
Estate of J. Frederic Gagel, owner of multiple Thoroughbred race horses that competed in the Narragansett Special and Kentucky Derby. Their family heritage was strongly intertwined with the military having officers in battles dating back to the American Revolution.

In the middle of Kurazukuri Street with its rows of ""storehouse"" buildings, there is a dignified building which houses a shop called Fukazen. The storekeepers welcomed us kindly and rtold to us.

This shop was established 240 years ago to sell writing paper, writing brushes, Shoji paper, Fusuma, and Byobu (folding screens). At present, they mainly sell hanging scrolls, frames, and Shikishi, a large square card used to write poems or to paint pictures. Shikishi are popular among foreign travelers because of the reasonable price and art depicted on them and hanging scrolls are also popular among them.

The building which houses Fukazen is now very valuable. It was built afer the great Kawagoe-fire in 1894. It took almost three years to rebuild and cost a great deal at the time.

The number of shops which sell traditional Japanese goods is decreasing because people do not build traditional Japanese houses anymore.

However, Fukazen's owner vows to preserve Japanese tradition and the spirit of Kawagoe merchants.

Condition

Very Good

Dimensions

52.25” x 1.75” x 29.25” / Sans Frame - 46” x 23.5” (Width x Depth x Height)