A wispy landscape of verdant hills reflecting the Taisho aesthetic by Yano Kyoson dated the sixth month of 1922 enclosed in the original signed wooden box and titled Hakuun Izan. Ink and pigment on silk in a light green satin border with porcelain rollers. It is 50 x 198 cm (20 x 78 inches) and in overall fine condition.
Yano Kyoson (1890-1965) was born in Ehime prefecture, on the Island of Shikoku, and studied under Nakamatsu Shunyo. He exhibited consistently with the Nihon Nanga-in, of which he was a founding member. He also was consistently presented at the Bunten and Teiten National Exhibition, where he served as a Juror, and later at the Nitten. His work is held in the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, as well as any number of important private collections.
