Scroll Painting

This is a nice late Edo period scroll painting of a Heian-Kamakura battle scene of two samurai. I believe that this scene is the beach scene where one of Minamoto Yoshitsune’s samurai shot the fan off the top of mast of a Taira clan ship. The archer prepares an arrow as the general makes ready the order to fire. This scroll is VERY large. The details of the painting are excellent, with vibrant colors. Overall condition is good, with no tears in the painting, and only a slight tear at the top where it joins to the wood support. This is easily fixed and is not part of the actual paper that the painting is on. The scroll rolling pin is made of a dark stained wood possibly mahogany or ebony.



177cm X 77 cm

Late Edo Period (19th c.)
 

$500