A Painting of a Landscape by Chikutô, Nakabayashi 竹洞中林 (1776 - 1853)

Winter landscape

Signed: Chikuto sanjin Sealed: Seisho no-in, Chikuto ji-in Date: 1840, a winter's day

Size:
128.5 x 71 cms (mounting) 36 x 56.8 cms (painting)

51 x 28 inch (mounting) 14 x 22 inch (painting)

Technique: colours on silk

Condition: Top and bottom of ligh-brown silk. Chûberi (middle part) of light-brown & gold silk brocade, beige & gold ichimonji, brown wooden rollers. Fitted wooden box.

Literature: The box is dated 1916 (Taisho 5, last week of August), and is authenticated by Kinsoki.