Taki Katei (1830-1901) Crane and Bamboo

Taki Katei (1830-1901) Crane and Bamboo
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), second half of the 19th century
Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and slight colours on paper in silk mounts with ivory jikusaki (roller-ends), depicting a tanchozuru (red-crested crane) and bamboo, with rocks and grasses in the foreground; inscribed Seifu kokaku (Fresh breeze and tall crane) and signed and sealed Katei, with a further undeciphered seal at lower left. Overall: 209.5 x 51.2cm (82 1/2 x 20 1/8in); image: 136 × 31.5cm (53 1/2 × 12 3/8in)