A neko-tora (Cat like tiger) in typical Nagasaki School design looks over its shoulder on this finely painted work signed Tsuneyama Gen’ei. Pigment and ink on silk, it has been completely remounted without overpainting. The scroll measures 40 x 174 cm (15-1/2 x 68-1/2 inches) and is in fine condition. The silk canvas is bordered in green silk with white piping and retains the original antique wood rollers.
The Nagasaki school is a term used to describe the various painting styles which drew influence from Chinese and Western painters based at the open port city of Nagasaki throughout the Edo period.
