Compact Rabbit And Waves Japanese Art Scroll A Gift They'll Love [JgsYciw4]

This is a scroll mounting of an Edo Period textile fragment.  Rabbits running amongst the waves is a favorite theme of the Momoyama (~1573-1615) and early Edo periods.   The whitecaps in the moonlight were seen as rabbits running along the waves.  This story is referenced in a Noh play called 'Chikubujima' (竹生島), which can also be read as "Takeojima," in which one chant paints a surreal picture, roughly translated as, "While the moon floats over the water, a rabbit [the "Moon Rabbit"] runs over the waves... what interesting island [lake] scenery". In the Noh play the local is on Lake Biwa, and the island is Chikubu Island with its shrine, Chikubu Benzai-ten.   Kiri wood storage box included. 

• Tsutsugaki Free hand paste resist
  
• 18th Century painting 
• Contemporary mounting with antique silk brocade
• Dimensions:
• Mounting: 23.25" x 47" (width, height)
• Art: 19" x 18.25" (width, height)
• SKU- S-1046