This scroll shows a
samurai helm in the shape of an
eboshi. The background is decorated with grass. A wonderful and swinging drawn
kagemono.
Honshi: Handpainted on paper
Artist: Unknown, however with seal.
Date: Around 1950 (Mid
Shôwa).
Length: approx. 175 cm
Width: approx. 41 cm
Material
chûmawashi: Paper
Material
honshi: Paper
Material
ichimonji: Brocade silk
Material
tenchi: Paper
Material of the endpieces (
jikubô): Horn
Condition: Good, fresh colours;
honshi slightly brown due to its age, single crease marks. Small wormholes in the area of the
tenchi and
honshi. At the
jikusaki-
hidari, the horn cover is missing. All in all a beautiful scroll.
This image may slightly vary in colour to the original - due to the photo/scan.