Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871) , A Sparrow on Rice Ears, Japanese hanging scroll, kakejiku

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This is a large horizontal hanging scroll by Raisho.
Raisho occasionally paints such simple pictures. This one depicts nothing more than sparrows and rice ears, yet I can't help but wonder how much training it must have taken him to be able to draw such lines.
The curves and straight lines of the rice stalks, the roundness of the grains, the sparrows' wings and tails—every line seems to be drawn without hesitation.
It also captures the drooping of the rice ears under the weight of the grains, and the subtle bend caused by the sparrows perching on them. The use of blank space is wonderful, and to me it even evokes the feeling of a gentle breeze.

There is an old Japanese poem that goes, "The more the rice ear ripens, the lower it bows."
It means that just as rice plants bow lower the more they ripen, truly great people become more humble, and as a company grows and prospers, both the company and its employees should adopt a more courteous attitude.

Perhaps when Raisho was commissioned to create this piece, the client viewed it as a reminder to remain humble.

The scroll ends and box have been replaced with modern ones. The rest of the mounting is from a later period than when Raisho was alive—estimated to be post-1920.
However, please note that because the box is quite long, it adds to the overall weight, increasing shipping costs by about 7,000 yen when sending to Europe.

Setting weight
This piece weighs 1.75 kg and will be shipped in 120 size.

Material
Ink, Pale Japanese pigments on paper

Size
Overall: vertical 140㎝ × width 75.6㎝（55.12 in × 29.76 in）＊width does not include roller ends.
(the work: vertical 37.5㎝ × width 61.7㎝（14.76 in × 24.29 in）)

Condition
・There are burns, stains, wrinkles, floats on the Japanese paper on the back of the cover.
・There are some burns, stains, wrinkles on the image.
・There are burns, stains, wrinkles, warp in the mounting.

Remarks
・Roller ends is lacquerware.
・There is no signature on the box.

Materials for mounting
All of them are made of silk.

Other
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There may be a slight difference in color between the photo and the actual product.

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Biography

Nakajima Raisho (1796-1871)

Painter of the late Edo and Meiji periods.
Born in Kansei 8. Born in Omi (Shiga Prefecture).
Studied under Watanabe Nangaku.
Later became a disciple of Maruyama Ouzui.
He was a major painter of the Maruyama School at the end of the Edo period, and did well in landscape, figure, and flower-and-bird paintings.
Together with Seiki Yokoyama, Renzan Kishi, and Bunrin Shiokawa, he was called one of the four great painters of the Heian(Kyoto).
Among his students were Kouno Bairei and others.
He died in 1871 at the age of 76.
He was 76 years old.
He was also known by other names such as Shikei.
The pseudonym are Toko, Tsushindo, and Shunbunsai.