Japan - Edo Period (1600-1868)

19th-century antique hanging scroll, portrait of the samurai Takeda Shingen — Kano School (Tanshin).
A Japanese hanging scroll from the Edo period depicting the legendary daimyo Takeda Shingen (1521–1573), the 'Tiger of Kai'.
Shingen is depicted in traditional war armor, holding a rosary, a symbol of his military strength and spirituality.
Signature: Signed "Kano Tanshin-hitsu", work of the Kano school, official painter to the Shogunate.
Color print, mounted on decorative silk brocade.
Presence of signs of wear, slight damp stains (rust spots), and creases from rolling, which attest to its old authenticity.
Height 158 cm.
Width 41 cm.
Total width 46 cm.
Paper size: 91 cm by 29.5 cm.