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A Japanese six fold screen, Edo period (1603-1868).

Estimate
30 000 - 50 000 SEK
2 890 - 4 810 EUR
3 320 - 5 540 USD
Hammer price
26 000 SEK
Bidding requires special pre approval.
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A Japanese six fold screen, Edo period (1603-1868).

Ink and colour on paper. With scenes from court life with women dancing clad in butterlies costumes, groups of people on outings, blossoming cherry trees and elegant pine trees. Measurment 171x376 cm.

Wear, stains, repair.

Provenance

Purchased at Auction in Stockholm in the 1980's.

Literature

The scenes are most probably based on the Classic Japanese 11th Century literary work "Tales of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu.