Crane and Turtle Scroll Pair By Tosa Mitsuyoshi | Edokoro-azukari Approved Scrolls

<鶴亀図 対幅 掛軸> Scroll: Crane and Turtle Painting (Pair of Scrolls)

画所預 Edokoroazukari

-  Edokoro-azukari was the position responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Imperial Court’s painting department. The Imperial Court was a public institution responsible for producing paintings such as screens and sliding doors for the imperial court.

土佐守 藤原光芳 Tosamori Fujiwara Mitsuyoshi

Red Seal: 土佐光芳 Tosa Mitsuyoshi   藤原 光芳 Fujiwara Mitsuyoshi

Box Side: 光芳 Mitsuyoshi、 對幅 Aifuku (Mitsuyoshi's Paired Scrolls)

Artist: 藤原 光芳 Fujiwara Mitsuyoshi/土佐 光芳 Tosa Mitsuyoshi(1700-1772)

     Tosa Mitsuyoshi was a painter of the Tosa school who was active in the mid-Edo period. His childhood name was Fujimitsumaru 藤満丸. His Buddhist name was Jokaku 常覚. His given name can also be read as “Mitsufusa”.

Scroll nobs are missing from both scrolls. 

• Ink and Color on Silk
• Silk & Paper Brocade Border 
  
• 19th Century
• Dimensions: 
• Mounting: 73.25” x 12.875” (length, width)
• Art: 36.25” x 12.25” (length, width)
  
• Box:  15.75” x 5.625” x 3” (length, width, height)
• SKU: S-Y3695