Reverberations of Taiga, Volume 1 (leaf 9)

The loose, light lines convey solid shapes, demonstrating the artist's skill in capturing form and atmosphere with economy of mark-making.

The work is by Shukuya, a pupil of the renowned Kyoto artist Ikeno Taiga, whose style is reflected in the sketch.

The piece is likely a study or exercise, as young Japanese painters traditionally began their training by copying the compositions of established masters to master ink and brush techniques.