Sei Shumpo, (1730-1781), Portraits of Chinese Sages, ink and colors on silk, calligraphic names, scroll with turned ivory dowel and wooden box; Iwao Kongo, Noh Performer, 20th century, ink on paper, artist signature and seal, scroll with wooden dowel and calligraphic box; Hara Zaichu, Scroll of Noh Dramas, 19th century, colored ink, scroll with ivory dowel and calligraphic box; Takuma, Amida Buddha, 1893, colored ink on silk with gold ground, poem and artist signature, scroll with detailed brass caps and calligraphic box; largest 13-1/4 x 143-1/4 in.

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

overall foxing, toning, creases, discoloration to silk, adhesive residue, wear to backside of hanging mounts; Takuma example accompanied by artist authentication and Dawson's Bookshop receipt; Zaichu example accompanied by artist authentication