Scroll Painting: "Mountain Village Landscape"

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Artist Signed/Sealed (unidentified)
Title "Mountain Village Landscape"
(given name)
Date Edo period, ca1830's/1850's.
Image Size Painting size: 12 7/8 x 45
Technique Painting itself is of multiple green pigments, gofun, other colors on light tan silk.
Mounting Size Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 17 3/4 x 75 1/2 overall.
Mounting Details Light tanish silk (artwork) mounted on patterned deep olive-green silk surround; tan colored silk "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; bone end-pieced bottom roller.
Condition Good++ overall.
(Painting is Nearly Excellent)
(Damages/wear upper, light stains bottom stains mounting; few scattered marks. Diagonal scratch to painting. Minimal wrinkling--hangs nicely.)
Comments A striking skillfully composed scroll painting of small mountain village with multiple "carp banner" windsocks blowing in the wind, with taller mountains seen above. A unique, truly one-of-a-kind artwork. Stored inside original Japanese hand-made wooden box.
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Item # BG-859
Price $395