A textile hanging scroll with calligraphy “Tenchi Konton (Celestial Chaos)” by Kokuta Suda (1906-1990).

Ink on textile.

Signed and dated: Koku 1971. 2.

Sealed: Kokuta

Dimensions:

Scroll: 120cm x 92cm (47¼” x 36¼”)

Calligraphy: 63cm x 76cm (24¾ x 29¾”)

Published: Kokuta Suda ed., My Mandala: the World of Suda Kokuta (Kyoto, 1984) no.137.

Provenance: Private collection, Osaka, Japan.

n.b The scroll has recently been remounted and is now slightly larger. Therefore, the tomobako has been modified to accommodate the extra width.