Antique Japanese Carpenter Scroll

An antique Japanese hanging scroll depicting a carpenter at work. Translations: Poem 胸のうちに家はありけり飛騨匠 のみ(鑿)とつち(槌)とを取ばかりかは A Hida craftsman who thinks of his home in his heart Every day he uses a chisel and a hammer. [Artist Biography] 【青根 九江】Aone Kyuko (1805-1854) He was a painter born in Hikone, Shiga prefecture who looked up to Baiitsu Yamamoto ( 山本 梅逸 ) and carried on his style of flower and bird painting. Ink on Paper | Silk Brocade border 19th Century Dimensions: Mounting: 71.75” x 15.25” (length, width) Art: 48.75” x 11.125” (length, width) SKU: S-1088