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Ippei, Okamoto 一平 岡本 (1886 - 1948)

Horse and farmer Signed: Ippei Sealed: unread Date: probably 1930s Size: 206 x 54.3 cms (mounting) 144.5 x 41.3 cms (painting) 81 x 21 inch (mounting) 57 x 16 inch (painting) Technique: sumi and colours on paper Condition: Mustard-green silk mounting, wooden rollers, wooden box. Some fairly superficial creases. Price: 1200 Euro Literature: The scroll's title is something like "Drunk horse leader", and the poem refers to the farmer's drunkenness and inablity to walk any further. Signature: See signature Mounting: See mounting