Artist |
Unidentified/unread |
Title |
"Sparrow on Grasses" (given name) |
Date |
Early to Mid-Showa period, ca1930/50 (painting may be older and re-mounted?). |
Image Size |
Painting size: 12 7/8 x 41 3/4. |
Technique |
Painting itself is colored inks on paper. |
Mounting Size |
Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 18 1/4 x 73 1/2 overall. |
Mounting Details |
Tannish silk (artwork) mounted against green patterned silk (with light green above and below); gold "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; BONE end-pieced bottom roller. |
Condition |
Good++. Artwork itself is in good condition (tiny scattered spots of light foxing, creasing, wear); scroll silk
areas very good. |
Comments |
A delicately executed painting of a colorful sparrow, perched on a pampass grass--nicely mounted as a hanging scroll. A unique, true one-of-a-kind artwork. (Painting itself may be older and re-mounted.) |
Item # |
BG-251 |
Price |
$375 (Sold/ES) |