AI Visualisation Notice: This listing contains AI Visualisations. Please refer to the original photographs for the actual object condition, colour, details and size. All AI Visualisations are clearly marked in the images. ⠀ A finely executed Japanese hanging scroll by Mori Kae 森華江 (1899–1966), depicting a tanuki, or Japanese raccoon dog, walking through a quiet autumn landscape of bamboo and red berries. ⠀ The tanuki is rendered with particularly delicate brushwork. Numerous fine strokes describe the animal’s soft fur, while the bright eyes and carefully modelled face give it a lively and alert expression. ⠀ The surrounding bamboo is treated more freely in restrained ink tones, creating a strong contrast with the detailed animal. Small clusters of vivid red and orange berries provide seasonal colour accents and give the composition a distinctly autumnal atmosphere. ⠀ In Japanese visual culture, the tanuki is one of the country’s most distinctive native animals and is also deeply connected with traditional folklore. This work, however, presents the animal naturalistically within its landscape rather than as a comic or supernatural figure. ⠀ Mori Kae was a Japanese painter associated with the modern Nihonga tradition. Born in Hokkaido in 1899, he studied under Ikegami Shūho 池上秀畝 and Takeda Raikyō 武田頼恭. Ikegami Shūho was an important Nihonga painter and former Imperial Art Exhibition juror. Mori Kae is also recorded among painters connected with Hokkaido. 湯上がりアート ⠀ The work is executed by hand in ink and colour on silk. It bears the signature 華江 together with a red artist’s seal. ⠀ Artist: 森華江 / Mori Kae Title: 狸之図 / Tanuki Technique: Hand-painted ink and colour Material: Silk Overall size: Approx. 197.5 × 54.5 cm Width including roller ends: Approx. 60 cm Artwork size: Approx. 115 × 42.3 cm Signature: 華江 with red seal ⠀ Condition: This is a vintage Japanese hanging scroll. Age-related toning, staining, creasing and general wear are visible to the painting and mounting. These traces are consistent with age and previous use. Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description. ⠀ Shipping: The hanging scroll will be carefully rolled, securely packed and shipped from Japan. Shipment will be made by FedEx or DHL with tracking. Import duties, VAT and other customs charges, if applicable, are the responsibility of the buyer.