Scroll Painting: "Running Horses"

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Artist Unidentified/unread
Title "Running Horses"
(given name)
Date Mid-Showa period, ca1940/50's.
Image Size Painting size: 18 x 41.
Technique Painting itself is of grey and black "sumi" inks on light-colored paper.
Mounting Size Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 22 3/8 x 70 1/2 overall.
Mounting Details Paper (artwork) mounted on dark green patterned silk; white flower-patterned gold silk "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; lacquered dark brown wooden end-pieced bottom roller.
Condition Nearly Excellent.
(Few faint spots. Very clean. Largely wrinkle-free--hangs nicely.)
Comments Very attractively painted image of 10 running stallions, wonderfully life-like and alive--nicely mounted as a hanging scroll. A unique, truly one-of-a-kind artwork.
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Item # BG-249
Price $395 (Reserved)