A SILK-EMBROIDERED PANELMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDelicately worked in silk threads in a palette of white, beige, and brown on a black ground, depicting a moonlit landscape with a bear crouched on low rolling hills surrounded by stalks ofsasa (bamboo grass), its head raised and its mouth slightly open baring its sharp teeth, turned towards the direction of the meandering stream nearby, clouds above partially obscuring a full moon,unsigned; framed and glazed.Overall: 86.5cm x 81.7cm (34 1/16in x 32 1/8in); image: 69.4cm x 64.8cm (27 5/16in x 25½in).