Antique Japanese Edo Period Ink on Paper Kano School Fan Painting by Yasutomo
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Fabulous antique Japanese Edo period Kano school ink drawing on paper depicting bird perched on a rope, examining the scarecrow visible below. Accompanied by a poetic inscription and signature which appears to read 保友之 ‘by Yasutomo’ (alternative reading ‘Hoyu’) with two red seals which in seal script read 保 ‘Yasu’ and 友 ‘tomo’.Collection of The Tottori University Library features a Kano school scroll painting with a very similar signature and seal 保友之印 and lists the full name of the artist as 永眠保友 (1802-1858).Age-related wear and creases as per photographs.Dimensions: approx. 50×23 cm
Japanese Art