Meiji period (1868-1912), dated December 7, 1882 in upper left of painting, ink on paper, large composition of Japanese calligraphy characters in powerful and strong brushstrokes, with a red seal to upper right and red seal to lower left, the large hanging scroll is enclosed in a shadow box frame with wooden edges.

Framed dimensions 83 1/4 x 46 1/2 in.; Sight size 69 x 36 1/2 in.

From the Collection of the late Sterling Boyd, Raleigh, North Carolina
Sterling Boyd was a consummate collector and Southern gentleman. Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, he studied art history at Sewanee: The University of the South, Oberlin College, and received his doctorate from Princeton University. He shared his enthusiasm for the fine arts through positions at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond and the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Boyd also taught and mentored future art historians at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and later headed the art department at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Following his academic and museum careers, Sterling Boyd channeled his talents for interior design and decoration. His Raleigh apartment was a cabinet of curiosities, each item carefully collected from his world travels and perfectly placed in his jewel box of a home.

Worm damage to some of paper and mount; mount cut and rollers removed; some horizontal creasing to paper.