20th C. Japanese Meiji Silk Scroll Painting w/ Birds
East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely silk painting mounted on a scroll, depicting birds on a blossoming cherry tree. The birds are perched on the thick trunk, and one opens its beak as if screaming a warning note at some unseen intruder in the bamboo reeds. The painting is unsigned and mounted on blue brocade and brown silk with a paper backing. The scroll has a polished bovine bone roller rod through the bottom, rather than wood, and a cord attached to the upper wood rod for suspension. A beautiful composition that is perfect for springtime decorating. Size: 69" L x 16.75" W (175.3 cm x 42.5 cm)
Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection, acquired 1960 to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#168625
Condition Report: Painting shows toning, stains, and perforations near the lower center area. Tearing to paper backing and losses to peripheries. Normal fading to pigmentation, stains, creases, and there is a repair to the upper end with patch on verso and a patch to reinforce the silk and wood rod. Handwritten label "Spring" on this patch, otherwise unsigned.
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East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely silk painting mounted on a scroll, depicting birds on a blossoming cherry tree. The birds are perched on the thick trunk, and one opens its beak as if screaming a warning note at some unseen intruder in the bamboo reeds. The painting is unsigned and mounted on blue brocade and brown silk with a paper backing. The scroll has a polished bovine bone roller rod through the bottom, rather than wood, and a cord attached to the upper wood rod for suspension. A beautiful composition that is perfect for springtime decorating. Size: 69" L x 16.75" W (175.3 cm x 42.5 cm)
Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection, acquired 1960 to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#168625
Condition Report: Painting shows toning, stains, and perforations near the lower center area. Tearing to paper backing and losses to peripheries. Normal fading to pigmentation, stains, creases, and there is a repair to the upper end with patch on verso and a patch to reinforce the silk and wood rod. Handwritten label "Spring" on this patch, otherwise unsigned.
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