Scroll Painting: "Persimmons"

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Artist Unidentified/unread
Title "Persimmons"
(given name)
Date Late Meiji to Taisho period, ca1900/20's.
Image Size Painting size: 14 x 46.
Technique Painting itself is of 3 "sumi" colors on light tan paper.
Mounting Size Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 19 x 75 3/4 overall.
Mounting Details Light tanish paper (artwork) mounted on dark brown silk; wide, patterned brown silk "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; lacquered dark brown wooden end-pieced bottom roller.
Condition Good to Very Good.
(Few tiny spots (left and top left) to artwork; some scratching/wear to silk; soiling to bottom roller. Generally clean. Some wrinkling, but hangs nicely.)
Comments Attractively painted branch of persimmon fruit--nicely mounted as a hanging scroll. A unique, truly one-of-a-kind artwork.
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Item # BG-528
Price $350 (Sold/EW)