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A SCROLL PAINTING OF CRANES, AFTER NAGASAWA ROSETSU, c. 1920s A SCROLL PAINTING OF CRANES, AFTER NAGASAWA ROSETSU, c. 1920s Japan, late 19th to early 20th century Ink and watercolors on paper. The fan-shaped painting mounted on a hanging scroll with a silk brocade frame. Deftly painted with a group of red-crowned cranes huddled together as they peer into the distance. Inscriptions: Signed ‘Rosetsu’ 蘆雪 with seal ‘Nagasawa Rosetsu’ 長澤 蘆雪 . Image SIZE 39 x 52 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 131 x 65.5 cm Condition: Good condition with wear. Some fading, creasing, folds, and tiny stains. With a wood tomobako storage box. (2) Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754-1799) was an 18th-century Japanese painter of the Maruyama School, known for his versatile style. He was born to the family of a low-ranking samurai. He studied with Maruyama Okyo in Kyoto. Rosetsu's early period works are in the style of Maruyama Okyo, although critics agree that the pupil's skill quickly surpassed his master's. Finally, they had a falling out and Rosetsu left the school. After the break, he worked under the patronage of the feudal lord of Yodo and accepted commissions at several temples. His works are kept in many museums worldwide, including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Harvard Art Museums, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and many more.

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A SCROLL PAINTING OF CRANES, AFTER NAGASAWA ROSETSU, c. 1920s A SCROLL PAINTING OF CRANES, AFTER NAGASAWA ROSETSU, c. 1920s Japan, late 19th to early 20th century Ink and watercolors on paper. The fan-shaped painting mounted on a hanging scroll with a silk brocade frame. Deftly painted with a group of red-crowned cranes huddled together as they peer into the distance. Inscriptions: Signed ‘Rosetsu’ 蘆雪 with seal ‘Nagasawa Rosetsu’ 長澤 蘆雪 . Image SIZE 39 x 52 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 131 x 65.5 cm Condition: Good condition with wear. Some fading, creasing, folds, and tiny stains. With a wood tomobako storage box. (2) Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754-1799) was an 18th-century Japanese painter of the Maruyama School, known for his versatile style. He was born to the family of a low-ranking samurai. He studied with Maruyama Okyo in Kyoto. Rosetsu's early period works are in the style of Maruyama Okyo, although critics agree that the pupil's skill quickly surpassed his master's. Finally, they had a falling out and Rosetsu left the school. After the break, he worked under the patronage of the feudal lord of Yodo and accepted commissions at several temples. His works are kept in many museums worldwide, including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Harvard Art Museums, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and many more.

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