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Thu, May 16, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 251

Four Calligraphic Japanese Scrolls

Estimate: $400 - $800

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Obaku Tetsugyu, (1628-1700), Poem on Plum Blossoms, ink on paper; After Ikeno Taiga, (1723-1776), a Pair of Calligraphy Scrolls, ink on paper; Torei Enji, (1716-1784), Sacred Jewel with Calligraphy, ink on paper, largest 51-1/2 x 21-1/2 in.; all with seals, all scrolls with wooden caps, two with calligraphic wooden boxes (one of which is lacquered red, pair)

, Provenance: Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, California; Yanagagawa Art Store, Tokyo, Japan; Dr. Lenoir C. Wright, Greensboro, North Carolina; The Weatherspoon Art Museum, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund

Condition

all with creases, toning, foxing, wear to hanging mounts

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