OSAKA SCHOOL Kakejiku on paper, full-length portrait of a bijin, her head turned slightly backwards, wearing a floral kimono. Signed in the lower right-hand corner, ‘Heihô ga’, above a red seal bearing the first name ‘Masamichi’. (Minor creases, some fading of the pigments, soiling). Japan, late Edo–early Meiji period, mid-19th century. OSAKA SCHOOL, KAKEJIKU, COLOURS ON PAPER, JAPAN, LATE EDO–EARLY MEIJI PERIODS, MID-19TH CENTURY. DIM. 99.5 × 42 CM (39 3/16 × 16 9/16 IN.)