19th century-20th century, ink and colors on paper, gentleman sits in a tea house set in a traditional Chinese mountainous landscape, special attention paid to the different types of trees and rocks, descriptive calligraphy about the painting and subject is featured on the upper left hand side together with two red artist seals.

SS: 49 x 12.5 in.

Estate of Mitsuko Tokuyasu. Yokahama, Japan

From the estate of Mitsuko Tokuyasu, Yokohama, Japan.

Bunjinga (scholar or literati painting) also known as Nanga (southern painting) were a group of artists mainly working in Kyoto and Osaka that created paintings from the southern painting style in China. The artists were not allowed to travel to China and used instead books on painting as their inspiration to recreate this expressive landscape style. Often painting for each other and interested mainly in showing themselves as literati and their knowledge of tea, literature and other scholarly pursuits.

Very good condition with some slight creases by tea house and some discoloration in left corner.

$1,000 - 1,500