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Thu, May 16, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 258

Sengai Gibon

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(Japanese, 1750-1837)

Lao Tse on Bull, Leaving China, ink on paper, poem with artist signature with seal, scroll with red lacquer wooden caps and calligraphic box, 31-3/4 x 10-3/4 in.

, Provenance: Tessai-Do Co., Kyoto, Japan; Dr. Lenoir C. Wright, Greensboro, North Carolina; The Weatherspoon Art Museum, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund

Condition

creasing and toning, wear to lacquer caps