Scroll Painting: "White Heron Beneath Willow"

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Artist Unidentified/unread
Title "White Heron Beneath Willow"
(given name)
Date Meiji period, ca1870's/1890's.
Image Size Painting size: 8 x 50.
Technique Painting itself is of black, brown, green pigments and gofun on light tan silk.
Mounting Size Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 9 1/4 x 72 overall.
Mounting Details Light tanish silk (artwork) mounted on light olive-green silk; brown flower-patterned cream colored silk "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; black lacquered wood end-pieced bottom roller.
Condition Good++.
(Visible water-stain bottom/left roller; several stains upper artwork area; tiny hole center/top; scattered marks. Minimal wrinkling--hangs nicely.)
Comments An attractively composed tall/narrow format scroll painting of a little white heron perched beneath a willow. A unique, truly one-of-a-kind artwork.
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Item # BG-858
Price $425