A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING BY TOMISHIGE TOJO

A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING BY TOMISHIGE TOJO, KAKEMONO

TAISHO 1912-1926

In ink on silk and depicting the moon emerging from behind clouds in a misty sky, with a line of calligraphy reading Kasumi hatsu tsuki (first moon), and a red seal mark for Tomishige Tojo, with a wood tomobako box bearing the title, signature and dating for Taisho 11 (1922), 32cm x 57cm.

Provenance: a Spanish private collection, Madrid, purchased from Gregg Baker Asian Art, London, 27th November 2002. A copy of the original invoice is available.