Scroll Painting: "Waterfall" (#1)

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Artist Unidentified
Title "Watefall" (#1) (given name)
Date Late-Meiji period, ca1880/1900.
Image Size Painting size: 11 1/2 x 49.
Technique Painting itself is black and grey "sumi-ink" on paper.
Mounting Size Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 15 1/2 x 73 overall.
Mounting Details Paper (artwork) mounted on medium green wave/cloud-patterned silk; gold cloud-patterned cream colored silk "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; BONE end-pieced bottom roller.
Condition Good to Very Good. (A few tiny spots/marks lower image; light wear; light soiling. Some soiling/spotting near bottom roller. Some curling, typical of scroll mounts, but hangs nicely.)
Comments An attractive and dramatic "sumi-e" painting of a watefall--nicely mounted as a hanging scroll. A unique, truly one-of-a-kind artwork. Stored inside Japanese original hand-made wooden box.
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Item # BG-250
Price $475 (Reserved)