Late Spring in Northern Honshu Showa era (1926-1989), mid-20th century Kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink on paper in silk mounts, depicting a cloudy mountain landscape composed in traditional Chinese manner, in the foreground a pine forest looming over a solitary farmer working with a water buffalo in a rice paddy, signed at top right Koichiro sha (Drawn by Koichiro) with a seal With a wooden tomobako storage box inscribed Koshiji banshun (Late spring in northern Honshu) and signed Koichiro dai (Inscribed by Koichiro) with the same seal Overall 86 1/4 x 22 3/4in (219 x 58cm); image 53 3/4 x 15in (136 x 38cm)