Scroll Painting: "Crow on an Autumn Oak Branch"

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Artist Unidentified/unread
Title "Crow on an Autumn Oak Branch"
(given name)
Date Late Meiji to Taisho period, ca1890/1920.
Image Size Painting size: 12 1/4 x 49.
Technique Painting itself is colored inks on paper.
Mounting Size Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 17 1/4 x 72 overall.
Mounting Details Tan paper (artwork) mounted on green silk; gold silk "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; BONE end-pieced bottom roller.
Condition Good++ to Very Good.
(Inch-long tear bottom/left roller; tiny hole top; minor wrinkles; light soiling/wear.)
Comments A large jungle crow, perched atop an autumn-colored oak limb--nicely mounted as a hanging scroll. A unique, truly one-of-a-kind artwork.
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Item # BG-521
Price $950 (Pending)