MATSUKAWA ATSUSHI (1843–1920) Kakejiku in ink and light colours on silk, depicting bamboo and a dragonfly in the moonlight. Signed ‘Old Tôin, Matsukawa Atsushi, aged 75’; seals: Matsukawa Atsushi in, Tôin. On the reverse, the inscription “Matsukawa Tôin, Bamboo and Dragonfly. – Property of Horiguchi Kumaichi”. (Minor creases and soiling). Japan, Taishō period, early 20th century. A KAKEJIKU, INK AND COLOURS ON SILK, BAMBOO AND DRAGONFLY, JAPAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. DIM. 123 X 37 CM (48 7/16 X 14 9/16 IN.) About the artist: A painter originally from Niigata Prefecture, where he practised throughout his life, he excelled in flower-and-bird painting in the tradition of the Chinese Nanga school of literati painting. Note Horiguchi Kumaichi (1865–1945) was a Japanese diplomat who led an eventful life. He served as Minister Plenipotentiary in various countries in Europe and Latin America before ending his career as General Manager of Public Relations at IBM Japan.