Mat Maker attributed to Tosa Mitsuoki (Japanese, 1617-1691)

Reproduction of a painting from a set by Tosa Mitsuoki called “A Collection of Pictures of Artisans,” which consists of 24 pieces, painted on screens, which are kept in the Kitain (temple) at Kawagoe, in Musashi province, Mitsuoki was appointed “Sakon-Shogen” early in the era of Genroku and made Chief of the Painting Bureau, framed in a bamboo frame under glass, not examined outside of the frame.

DOA: 16.75 x 12.75 in.

Collection of Susan Frankenberg, Hillsborough, NC

Good estate condition.