Scroll Painting: "Roaring Tiger"

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Artist Unidentified/unread
Title "Roaring Tiger" (given name)
Date Mid-Showa period, ca1940/1950.
Image Size Painting size: 15 3/4 x 44 1/4.
Technique Painting itself is colored inks on silk.
Mounting Size Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 21 x 73 1/2 overall.
Mounting Details Grey silk (artwork) mounted on green patterned silk; white-gold silk "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; BONE end-pieced bottom roller.
Condition Very Good to Excellent. Only very slight wear.
Comments Bold. A dramatic roaring tiger, set against a painted bamboo background--nicely mounted as a hanging scroll. A unique, true one-of-a-kind artwork. Stored inside Japanese hand-made wooden box (not original).
Item # CG-897
Price $300 (Reserved)