A large framed embroidered wall hanging


After a painting by Ito Jakuchu, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryHandwoven with different shades of green, brown, black, pink and red silk thread with two cockerels confronting each other beneath the spreading boughs of a pine tree overhanging a river, thatched dwellings on the river bank on the right and clumps of wild dandelions in the foreground, signed Jakuchu in black silk with seal Jakuchu woven in red silk. Overall: 129.5cm x 85.7cm (51in x 33¾in); image: 114cm x 70cm (44 7/8in x 27 5/8in).