Artist |
Unidentified/unread |
Title |
"Monkey Holding Nyoihoju (ball)" (given name) |
Date |
Late-Meiji period, ca1900/10's. |
Image Size |
Painting size: 8 1/4 x 21 1/2. |
Technique |
Painting itself is black inks printed onto light tan paper. |
Mounting Size |
Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 12 3/8 x 54 1/2 overall. |
Mounting Details |
Light tanish paper (artwork) mounted on nicely flower-patterned dark brown silk; with different light tan silk used top and
bottom; dark blue flower-patterned silk
"ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; dark brown wooden end-pieced bottom roller. |
Condition |
Good to Very Good. (Several scattered holes upper/left edge mount and above; edgewear upper/left;
some wrinkling; light soiling.) Hangs quite nicely. |
Comments |
A delightfully composed image of a little monkey holding a nyoihoju (jewel-ball). A very highly and crisply
detailed image (either lithographically printed or via an etched copper plate)--nicely mounted as a hanging
scroll. A unique, truly one-of-a-kind artwork. (Learn more) |
Item # |
BG-846 |
Price |
$595 |