As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this most charming Meiji Period 1868-1912 silk textile, finely rendered as three horses drinking at a trough, the textile housed within its original hardwood glazed frame and backed in with its original Nishimura company label, the artist has captured a quite majestic pose of three thoroughbred horses taking on water from a trough, the finest stitching imaginable brings these creatures to life, even down to the water trickling back into the trough, a most fascinating study by arguably the finest textile manufacturers of the period, a work of art that has been preserved for over 120 years and now available for your enjoyment.Literature :There is little doubt that a major part of the phenomenon of Japanese works of art exploding onto the worldwide stage leading up to and during the Meiji period was bought about by the textile manufacturers of Kyoto, the most recognized of which will undoubtedly be the Nishi...