Well, that's part of it. What does the entire painting look like, front and back? Also, those last four letters do not look like "une". Looks like ama.
As a courtesy to the individuals you're requesting help from, please post photographs of the work's (full) front and back along with the close-up of the signature. Style, technique and age are important clues in identifying artist.
Well, that's helpful. The boat appears to be a type of sampan. Therefore, it's possible that the artist is Asian. To my eye, the name appears to be Japanese because it ends in "yama."
Well, that's helpful. The boat appears to be a type of sampan. Therefore, it's possible that the artist is Asian. To my eye, the name may be Japanese because it appears to end in "yama."
