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 19^th to early 20^th 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.