Artist |
Unidentified/unread |
Title |
"Beauty in Fall" (given name) |
Date |
Taisho to early Showa period, ca1910/30's. |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by the estate of a USA military serviceman in Japan late 1940's. |
Image Size |
Painting size: 10 3/4 x 45 1/2. |
Technique |
Painting itself is of blues, greens, tans, red, and black "sumi" colors on light tan silk. |
Mounting Size |
Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 15 1/8 x 74 1/2 overall. |
Mounting Details |
Light tanish silk (artwork) mounted on deep green geometrically-patterned silk; light tan silk
top and bottom; gold flower-patterned tan silk
"ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; gold-patterned cream colored silk hanging "futai" at top;
BONE end-pieced bottom roller. |
Condition |
Very Good. (Few tiny scattered marks; light wear.) Hangs quite nicely. |
Comments |
A wonderfully hand-painted "bijin-ga" image--nicely mounted as a hanging scroll. A unique,
truly one-of-a-kind artwork. (Learn more)
Stored inside original Japanese hand-made wooden box. |
Item # |
WW-01 |
Price |
Bi-Weekly Special $350 (Reserved/IJ) (Reg $450) |