Landscape after the Rain, painted in 1861

" Sansui Landscape View after the Rain " Drawn in 1861

Last man of the Bunjin-Ga style painters.
Born in Takeda Village of Bungo Province as the 3rd son of Sannomiya Denuemon, Samurai of Oka clan.
 Because Chokunyu's uncle, Watanabe Hohto was Tanomura Chikuden's teacher, Chokunyu entered Chikuden's painting school.
Later, Chokunyu became an adopted son of Chikuden.
Chokunyu was good at composing Chinese poems, Neo-Confucianism, Zen  practices, Japanese tea ceremony, incense burning, swordplay and using spear.
After the Meiji Restoration, Chokunyu participated in establishing the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting and he became the first school principal.
In 1896, Chokunyu established the Nihon Nanga-In in cooperation with Tomioka Tessai and Taniguchi Aizan.
Value = US$ 89 thousand

This scroll was drawn in 1861.
It is a little foxed overall as it was drawn years ago.
There are some tears at the end part of the mounting.
Spots and stains are recognized.
Although, the condition of this scroll is not bad.
The artist of this drawing is Tanomura Chokunyu, the last man of the Bunjin-Ga style painters.
Please note that this scroll is not authenticated by any appraiser.