High painting representing a nobleman and children, Japan, early 18th centuryInk and pigments on silk representing a Heian period nobleman surrounded by four children. He has a closed makimono and a suzuri bako in front of him. He presents the children with another open makimono over calligraphic poems. The painting has a signature at the bottom left. It is originally a kakemono that was cut to be framed under glass in Europe. 82 x 45 cm