Eitoku Itcho, Light Color Painting,

Eitoku, Ink and Light Color Painting, "Butterflies and Tang Figures", Hanging Scroll, Hand-painted, Deer Horn Signature

This is a Japanese painting by Eitoku, created between 1652 and 1724, belonging to the mid-Edo period artists. The painting is in the form of a hanging scroll, made on paper, with the theme of figures and portraits, titled "Butterflies and Tang Figures". The signature seal reads "Pleasure in the Mountain Clouds and Springs". Eitoku was born in Osaka, with the given name Nobunobu, styled as Shun, commonly known as Sukenobu, and with the art name Choko Gyumaro. He studied under Kano Yasunobu and later became the founder of the Itcho school. Due to its age, the work and mounting show signs of smoke, curling wrinkles, and spots. The dimensions are 208cm x 68.5cm for the mounting, 120cm x 47cm for the artwork, and 75cm x 8.0cm x 8.0cm for the box.