[Japan] Hakujobo, Nomura and Yoshimura Ranshu (1739-1816). Haiga with puppet player

18th cent. Sumi and colours on paper, w. accompanying haiku, silk scroll w. wooden rollers. 165 x 40 cm. Preserved in later box.

Sl. creased, otherwise in good condition. Ranshu was a fellow student of Maruyma Okyo (1733-1795), one of the most influential painters of Japan. *Collection Otto van der Mieden.