Description HERON', AFTER SHOKEI KENKOJapan, Edo Period (1615-1868). Watercolor, gouache, and ink on silk. Finely painted with a heron perched high up on a tree branch gazing towards the observer. Sealed to the right margin. Mounted as a hanging scroll with brocade paper.Important notice: Please note that we will need to remove the ivory roller ends before shipping / handing over the item. The roller ends are not part of this offer.Inscriptions: The reverse inscribed 'Silk painting of a heron by Shokei'.Condition: Good condition, minor wear, and some touch ups to the white plumage of the heron. Provenance: Dutch collection.Dimensions: Dimensions: Image size 102 x 28.5 cm, size incl. mounting 177 x 30.3 cmWith a modern wood tomobako (storage box). (2)Kenko Shokei (active 1478-1506) was a painter who began painting in an style influenced by Geiami, then produced 'shigajiku', hanging scrolls with a landscape below and poems and inscriptions by Zen priests above, and eventually developed a mature landscape style.