Edo Antique Paper Hanging Scroll Bijinga Hand Painted Woman Cat ASO448 Ikebana Theatrical / Folk Art Appeal:

Theatrical / Folk Art Appeal:

which is traditionally hung on Torii gates (shrine archways) to mark the boundary between the sacred and the profane

and a pull-out tray

consisting of three mountain tea bowls joined together during firing in a medieval kiln

The underside retains natural bark and has some losses and old inscriptions

Edo Antique Paper Hanging Scroll Bijinga Hand Painted Woman Cat ASO448 Ikebana Theatrical / Folk Art Appeal:Edo Antique Paper Hanging Scroll Bijinga Hand Painted Woman Cat ASO448 This is an antique Japanese hanging scroll (kakemono) from the Edo period, featuring a hand painted portrait of a beautiful woman (bijinga) with a cat. The artwork is unsigned and executed in ink and color on paper. The composition depicts a standing woman in a traditional kimono looking down at a small black and white cat at her feet. The scroll is finished with a patterned