Title: Tani Bunchō huà Gaku Itsuki Te Hon (Tani Buncho's Paintings), Circa 1900-1930. A Printed Collection of Ink Wash Paintings and Compositions
Author: Tani Buncho
Condition: Very Good
A Meiji to Early Showa Period, early 20th century printed emakimono handscroll, roughly titled Tani Bunchō huà Gaku Itsuki Te Hon, or Tani Buncho's Paintings.
As the title would entail, the work is a printed collection of beautiful ink wash paintings and compositions by the noted artist Tani Buncho (1763-1840).
Born in Negishi, Edo, his father was Tani Rokutani, a vassal of the Tayasu family, who was also famous as a poet. He began learning painting from Kato Bunrei of the Kano school at the age of 10, but at the age of 19 switched to being a student under Watanabe Gentai of the Nanpin school. In 1788, he entered the service of the Tayasu Tokugawa family and was awarded a stipend for five people. In the same year, he traveled to Nagasaki to study literati painting under the Qing dynasty Zhang Qiuqi. In 1792, he became an attendant to Matsudaira Sadanobu, the lord of Shirakawa, and from March to April the following year, he accompanied Matsudaira Sadanobu on his inspection of the coast of Edo Bay, producing the painting "Koyo Tanshozu (The Exploration of the Lord)."
All the printed paintings have been laid down and bound in handscroll format, with protective covers.
One printed emakimono handscroll, 38.6 x 764 cm
This handscroll is in very good shape, with minor rubbing and wear to the cover. There is some creasing and minor spotting throughout.