Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924)

Mountain landscape with waterfall

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Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924)
Mountain landscape with waterfall
Signed Tessai gaishi, with three seals Zosetsu, Tomioka hyakuren and Muryo jibutsu do and inscribed with poem
Hanging scroll; ink on silk
65 x 13.3/8in. (165.7 x 34cm.)

Lot Essay

Tessai's poem reads:
People are always so busy day by day
All they really want is some peace and leisure
Learning and study lead to new friends--
Sitting here facing the old green mountain.

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