Scholar Greets a Magician, around 1800, Shd; Calligrapher: Murase Taiitsu; Artist: Tanke Gessen, Japanese, 1803 - 1881, 39 1/8 × 10 3/8 in. (99.38 × 26.35 cm) (image)64 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (164.47 × 37.47 cm) (without roller), Ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, This is a collaborative work between two artists with an additional contribution by a third artist which was added later. Originally, this work was the painting by Gessen and calligraphy by someone named Shd, done around 1800. In the mid-19th century, Murase Taiitsu added his poem at the top.
Scholar Greets a Magician, around 1800, Shd; Calligrapher: Murase Taiitsu; Artist: Tanke Gessen, Japanese, 1803 - 1881, 39 1/8 × 10 3/8 in. (99.38 × 26.35 cm) (image)64 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (164.47 × 37.47 cm) (without roller), Ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, This is a collaborative work between two artists with an additional contribution by a third artist which was added later. Originally, this work was the painting by Gessen and calligraphy by someone named Shd, done around 1800. In the mid-19th century, Murase Taiitsu added his poem at the top.