THE BATTLE OF YASHIMA
Large Japanese scroll painting on silk, painting dimensions: w 48.75 in. x h 31 in., mount dimensions: w 57.5 in. x h 79 in. In Very Good condition. Recently restored and rebacked. The mount includes both new material (the backing and most of the silk mount) and material from a previous restoration (the futai, or decorative strips, and the thin strips of material immediately above and below the painting). An open tear (2 in. x 1.5 in.) in an unpainted area near the center of the painting has been neatly repaired, as have several other closed tears in unpainted portions of the silk (see photographs). Some moderate discoloration to silk near Taira warriors at the right edge of the scene, with general light discoloration and small stains to silk, consistent with age. Signed at lower left (see photographs) with two seals. More