Antique Japanese Kakejiku Hanging Scroll Hand Painted Tiger Snow Moon Taisho Showa 78"L Painting There is flowing calligraphy carved

There is flowing calligraphy carved on the front additional writing on the back

The base bears the three-character red enamel mark 九谷造 (Kutani-zō)

its layered foliage contrasting with the vertical striations used to define the mountain’s slopes

“maru-ni futatsu-hiki” (丸に二つ引)

Mat = 13" x 17

Antique Japanese Kakejiku Hanging Scroll Hand Painted Tiger Snow Moon Taisho Showa 78"L Painting There is flowing calligraphy carvedJapanese kakejiku hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, roaring tiger in snow with moon (Setch Mko zu), with original wooden storage box, Taish to early Shwa period Japan; Taish to early Shwa period, c. 1910s1930s A powerful and handsomely executed kakejiku () depicting a roaring tiger stalking through a snowstorm one of the most commanding subjects in East Asian painting. The tiger occupies the center of the composition in three quarter view, head