Shimazaki Ryuu (Japanese, 1865-1938), Meiji period, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning hand-painted scroll depicting a lovely Benzaiten, a Japanese Buddhist goddess who descended from the Hindu goddess Saraswati, elegantly dressed with a beautiful hairstyle adorned by a decorative crown, sitting atop a rock outcropping emerging from the wavy waters below and playing a biwa (lute), a traditional Japanese string instrument. Created by the artist Shimazaki Ryuu (signature and red seal on lower right) who was particularly skilled in bijinga (the painting of beauties), and was also a professor at the Kawabata Art School, this piece is expertly painted on handmade paper and set against a silk fabric of seafoam green hues and a repeated wave or cloud motif. Comes in a lovely wooden box. Size: image measures 50.375" L x 16.25" W (128 cm x 41.3 cm); 83.5" L x 21.5" W (212.1 cm x 54.6 cm) with fabric backing

Provenance: Japanese Scroll Collection, Denver, CO, USA 2010

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Expected creases and areas of discoloration to painted image commensurate with age. Some staining to fabric with minor fraying to areas of periphery. Signature and red seal on lower right. Inscription on the verso. Comes in attractive wooden box.