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Cho Gessho
【Cranes dance in the sunlight】

Three cranes are flying in the golden sky. It is a celebratory scroll suitable for New Year's Day.
Number
D-70
Art Work name
Cranes dance in the sunlight
Artist
Cho Gessho
Detail
Materials : ink, colour, gold and silver dust on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 40.5 × H 105 cm (Image) ・ W 54.5 × H 192 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly creased / slightly damaged on the mount
Artist History
Cho Gessho(1765-1832) was a literati painter in the late Edo period. He was born in Omi, in the family of a hanging scroll mounter in the area around Hikone Castle. He came to Kyoto and studied under Matsumura Gekkei. He was said to have been particularly close to Nagasawa Rosetsu. He lived in Nagoya, and was ordered by the feudal lord to paint folding screens and other works within the castle grounds.
Price
180,000yen

Cho Gessho
【Cranes dance in the sunlight】

Three cranes are flying in the golden sky. It is a celebratory scroll suitable for New Year's Day.
Number
D-70
Art Work name
Cranes dance in the sunlight
Artist
Cho Gessho
Detail
Materials : ink, colour, gold and silver dust on silk
wooden boxed
Size : W 40.5 × H 105 cm (Image) ・ W 54.5 × H 192 cm (Mount)
Condition: slightly creased / slightly damaged on the mount
Artist History
Cho Gessho(1765-1832) was a literati painter in the late Edo period. He was born in Omi, in the family of a hanging scroll mounter in the area around Hikone Castle. He came to Kyoto and studied under Matsumura Gekkei. He was said to have been particularly close to Nagasawa Rosetsu. He lived in Nagoya, and was ordered by the feudal lord to paint folding screens and other works within the castle grounds.
Price
180,000yen

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