Draft panel in standard script, second half 18th century, Attributed to Kimura Kenkad?, Japanese, 1736 - 1802, 10 7/8 ¡Ñ 20 1/2 in. (27.62 ¡Ñ 52.07 cm) (image)46 13/16 ¡Ñ 24 7/8 in. (118.9 ¡Ñ 63.18 cm) (mount, without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, 18th century, Kimura Kenkad? was a scholar of natural sciences, painter, and calligrapher. Originally from a family of sake brewers, he had to leave this business at age 55 when he was accused of excessive alcohol production. He was very famous as a collector of objects d¡¦art including specimens from fauna and flora and a central figure in the literati world.