Attributed to Hasegawa Settei (長谷川 雪堤, 1813–1882), ink and wash sketch on paper, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Attributed to Hasegawa Settei (長谷川 雪堤, 1813–1882), ink and wash sketch on paper, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) Vertical in format, depicting a tigress crossing a river, holding one of her cubs in her mouth, while the rocky landscape and the river’s currents are rendered with broad strokes of diluted ink. Composed of four thin sheets of washi paper, this is likely a preparatory work for a painting or a folding screen. The painting bears two red seals at the bottom: one 長谷��

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