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Thu, May 16, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 285

Three Japanese Landscape Scrolls, Great Tree

Estimate: $300 - $600

Bid Increments

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$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

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, (late 16th or early 17th century), Section of House from Tale of Genji, ink and color on silk, poem with artist signature and seal, scroll with ivory capped dowel and wooden box; Nakabayashi Chikuto, (1776-1853), Thatched Hut and Landscape, sumi ink on silk, artist signature and seal, scroll with ivory dowel caps and wooden box; After Kano Hidenobu, House with Great Tree Above It, sumi ink on paper, seals, scroll with ivory dowel caps and calligraphic box; largest 48 x 17-1/4 in.

Note:

This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn.

, Provenance: Professor Steve Addis, University of Michigan; Dr. Lenoir C. Wright, Greensboro, North Carolina; The Weatherspoon Art Museum, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund

Condition

loss, staining, creasing, foxing, insect damage