Artist |
Unidentified/unread |
Title |
"Leaping Carp" (given name) |
Date |
Late-Meiji period, ca1890/1910. |
Image Size |
Painting size: 16 1/2 x 49 3/4. |
Technique |
Painting itself is colored inks on silk. |
Mounting Size |
Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 22 1/8 x 84 1/2 overall. |
Mounting Details |
Tanish silk (artwork) mounted on tan silk; wide silk "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom and sides; gold silk brocade hanging "futai" at top; IVORY end-pieced bottom roller. |
Condition |
Very Good++. Faint spots, slight stain lower image. Overall light wear and minor flaws. Some curling, typical of scroll mounts. |
Comments |
A very attractive painting of an air-born carp, leaping high out of the water--nicely mounted as a hanging scroll. A unique, true one-of-a-kind artwork. Stored inside Japanese hand-made wooden box (not original). |
Item # |
CG-898 |
Price |
$750 (Reserved/DB) |