Tosa School c, 1770s. Image size about 7 ½” x 8 ½”. Frame is 15 ¼” x 21 ¼”. Glass pane may not be included – see below. Of Japanese painting was founded in the early Muromachi period (14th-15th centuries), and was devoted to yamato-e, paintings specializing in subject matter and techniques derived from ancient Japanese art, as opposed to schools influenced by Chinese art, notably the Kano school. Tosa school paintings are characterised by “areas of flat opaque colour enclosed by simple outlines, where drawing is precise and conventional”, with many narrative subjects from Japanese literature and history. However, by the 17th century both Tosa and Kano artists broadened their range, and the distinction between these and other schools became less clear. The Tale of Genji, written by Murasaki Shikibu around 1,000 A. Is regarded by many as the world’s first novel and is arguably the most influential work of Japanese literature ever written, inspiring countless other works of drama, fiction and fine art. Any inventory tags attached to glass or ceramics will come off fairly easily when soaked with plain water. International Buyers – Please Note. BRINGING YOU THE BEST OF THE PAST. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Paintings & Scrolls”. The seller is “arizonatreasurehunters” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Ireland, Qatar, Netherlands, Iraq, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Pakistan, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Chile, China, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Western Samoa, France, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Philippines, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Monaco, Laos, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Nicaragua, Finland, Luxembourg, Turkey, Germany, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.

• Color: Multi-Color
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• Age: 1750-1800
• Maker: Tosa School