SAKUMA TETSUEN: A SCROLL PAINTING OF A SAGE
SAKUMA TETSUEN: A SCROLL PAINTING OF A SAGE WITH ATTENDANT AND CRANE
By Sakuma Kenju (art name Tetsuen), signed Tetsuen with seal Kenju
Japan, late 19th to early 20th century
Finely painted in ink and watercolors and mounted as a hanging scroll, depicting a seated Chinese sage with an attendant behind him, a Manchurian crane standing next to a stream below them. A gnarly plum (ume) tree and towering stalks of bamboo round off the composition. Signed TETSUEN with red seal Kenju. With wood jiku (roller ends).
SIZE (image) 42 x 126.5 cm and 55.6 x 195 cm (including mounting)
Condition: Overall in excellent condition with minimal wear and creases.
Provenance: German private collection.
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SAKUMA TETSUEN: A SCROLL PAINTING OF A SAGE WITH ATTENDANT AND CRANE
By Sakuma Kenju (art name Tetsuen), signed Tetsuen with seal Kenju
Japan, late 19th to early 20th century
Finely painted in ink and watercolors and mounted as a hanging scroll, depicting a seated Chinese sage with an attendant behind him, a Manchurian crane standing next to a stream below them. A gnarly plum (ume) tree and towering stalks of bamboo round off the composition. Signed TETSUEN with red seal Kenju. With wood jiku (roller ends).
SIZE (image) 42 x 126.5 cm and 55.6 x 195 cm (including mounting)
Condition: Overall in excellent condition with minimal wear and creases.
Provenance: German private collection.
