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Emporium Auction

Thu, May 16, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 255

Three Japanese Scrolls, Fisherman, Carp

Estimate: $400 - $600

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

After Yosa Buson, (1716-1784), Fisherman Returning Home, sumi ink on paper, poem with seal, scroll with ivory dowel caps and wooden box; Watanabe Kanzan, (1793-1841), 19th century, Crab Fisherman, sumi ink on silk, seal, scroll with ivory dowel caps and cardboard box; After Kano Eisen, (1730-1790), Carp and Waterfall, ink on paper mounted on silk, artist signature and seal, scroll with ivory dowel caps and calligraphic box; largest 48 x 10-3/4 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: Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, California; Toyobi Far Easter Art, Inc., New York, New York; Dr. Lenoir C. Wright, Greensboro, North Carolina; The Weatherspoon Art Museum, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund

Condition

surface dirt, minor loss, retouch, creases, foxing, toning