Artist |
Unidentified/unread |
Title |
"Gold Dragon over Fuji" (given name) |
Date |
Late-Meiji to Taisho period, ca1900/1920's. |
Image Size |
Painting size: 8 1/4 x 40 1/2. |
Technique |
Painting itself is of black and grey "sumi," soft pink and cream pigments, and a gold-pigmented dragon on tan paper. |
Mounting Size |
Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 9 1/8 x 63 1/2 overall. |
Mounting Details |
Tanish paper (artwork) mounted on dark brown patterned paper; different cream colored "mica" patterned paper top/bottom; gold flower-patterned
tan silk "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; shiny black lacquered wood end-pieced bottom roller. |
Condition |
Good to Very Good. (Backside repairs at bottom roller; uniformly scattered faint foxing; few scattered marks; some wear/soiling. Some wrinkles but
hangs nicely.) |
Comments |
A boldly rendered painting of Mt Fuij, with a gold-pigmented dragon seen rising above--nicely mounted as a hanging
scroll. Free-flowing "kanjj" script is likely a poem. A unique, truly one-of-a-kind artwork. (Learn more) |
Item # |
BG-246 |
Price |
$650 |