Japanese Landscape / Lake [SIGNED Original Wash Drawing]

A fine wash drawing in blue tint of noted American artist Frederick Schiller Cozzens (1846-1928). Best known for his maritime and yacht paintings, Cozzens illustrated for publications such as Harper's Bazaar, The Daily Graphic, Yachts and Yachting, Our Navy and others. His widely received edition of lithographs, American Yachts, was published in 1884. Here, his subject is pastoral in a finely executed Japanese scene of mountains, forests and a mountain lake, in which a Japanese boatman is rowing, while another boatman, sitting upon the bank on an overturned boat, is contemplating the lake. Signed F.S. Cozzens in lower left. The drawing is on white vellum card and is unframed and measures 5 1/2" x 9 1/4". It is fine, with a 3/16" closed tear on the left edge and a few traces of foxing. There is a pencil study of mountains and human figures on the verso. Housed in a three part 6 1/2" x 10 1/2" custom case, the outer case bound as a book in half leather with gilt ornamented raised bands and titles over heavy boards in blue oilcloth; the second part an inner slipcase containing a folded oilcloth pouch with the loose drawing between archival boards, along with an engraved portrait of Cozzens. Light wear to the leather spine, part of the leather pull to inner case lacking, else fine. An unusual Cozzens work. . Hard. Near Fine. Illus. by Cozzens, Frederick Schiller. 8vo. Art, Prints & Posters.