Antique Japanese Drunken Fairytale War Scroll
An antique Japanese hanging scroll depicting a battle between several fairy tale creatures.
Artist Biography
Matsuo Heizaburo (1751-1803) was a town painter from the Kamigata region who also went by the artist name Nichosai. He learned painting from Koshiba Hayato and produced many prints, picture books, and hand-painted drawings from the An’ei Period (1772-81) to the Kansei Period (1789-1801). Nichosai excelled in humorous and unique paintings with rough brush drawn caricatures and was also a pioneer in portraits of Kamigata actors.
- Ink on Paper |Â Silk Brocade borderÂ
- 18th Century
- Dimensions:Â
- Mounting: 36” x 21” (length, width)
- Art: 36” x 21” (lenth, width)
- SKU: S-1090
Description
An antique Japanese hanging scroll depicting a battle between several fairy tale creatures.
Artist Biography
Matsuo Heizaburo (1751-1803) was a town painter from the Kamigata region who also went by the artist name Nichosai. He learned painting from Koshiba Hayato and produced many prints, picture books, and hand-painted drawings from the An’ei Period (1772-81) to the Kansei Period (1789-1801). Nichosai excelled in humorous and unique paintings with rough brush drawn caricatures and was also a pioneer in portraits of Kamigata actors.
- Ink on Paper |Â Silk Brocade borderÂ
- 18th Century
- Dimensions:Â
- Mounting: 36” x 21” (length, width)
- Art: 36” x 21” (lenth, width)
- SKU: S-1090
