AFTER SOGA SHŌHAKU (1730-1781) General Zhang Yuchun (Jō Gūshun) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th centuryProperty of various ownersAFTER SOGA SHŌHAKU (1730-1781)General Zhang Yuchun (Jō Gūshun) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th centuryA monumental hanging scroll painting brushed in ink and light color of a standing figure dressed in Chinese-style armor, carrying a spear, a sword hanging from his waist, a military banner with the Chinese character for Zhang (Japanese: Jō) fluttering behind his right shoulder, dragon motifs throughout including on his peacock-feathered helm, his sword and spear, and on the cloth he is using to swaddle the infant at his breastWith a wood tomobako storage box inscribed Soga Shōhaku hitsu Shōki Daijin no zu (A painting of Minister Shōki by Soga Shōhaku) 60 7/8 x 37 1/2in (154.6 x 95.2cm)ProvenanceFormer Joe Brotherton Collection, by repute