Takase Shungyo
Meiji/ Taisho period 19/20th century
1868-1926
Painting
An ink and coloured painting on silk bordered in silk mounts and bone jikusaki (scroll ends). A pair of white and grey pigeons are pecking at the ground under a flowering plant.
Pigeons are thought of as the attendants of the deity Hachiman. In Japan, pigeons have been venerated as sacred birds at Hachiman shrines since ancient times and are loved by many.
Signed Takase Shungyo with red seal
Scroll size 615mm x 1976mm
Painting size 417mm x 1194mm