Ka〇
Taisho / Showa period, 20th century
1926-1950
Painting
An ink and coloured painting on silk bordered in silk mounts and bone jikusaki (scroll ends). The painting depicts chrysanthemum flowers supported by bamboo canes and a dragonfly on a leaf. Chrysanthemums have been loved in Japan for hundreds of years and used as the imperial symbol of the emperor, and the dragonfly is seen to represent victory and valour.
Signed Ka〇
Scroll size 532mm x 2041mm
Painting size 351mm x 1166mm