Hasegawa Gyokuho - 長谷川玉峰 (1822–1879), painting mounted as a kakemono, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) Ink and polychrome on silk depicting a white snake in a flowering bush at the foot of a banana tree. Signed Gyokuhō ?jin utsusu - 玉峰?人写 (“executed by Gyokuhō”). With two red seals. On the kakemono, a label reading 玉峰氏 芭蕉ニ白蛇 第十屛 - Gyokuhō shi bashō ni shirohebi dai ju byō – “by Gyokuhō,” white snake among the banana trees, tenth panel. The jikuqi 軸先 (end caps) are made of bone, likely whale bone. 128.5 x 41 cm