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Fri, Jul 19, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 170

Two Calligraphic Japanese Scrolls

Estimate: $600 - $900

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St Nichijo, Nicherin Buddhist Calligraphy, ink on paper, scroll with decorated copper wooden dowel caps, top cloth rod with copper elements, decorative fabric strips; Ito Hirobumi, (1841-1909), Calligraphy, ink on paper, seals, scroll with wooden dowel and wooden box, largest 59-1/4 x 16-1/2 in., Provenance: Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, California; Takashimaya Co., Tokyo, Japan; Dr. Lenoir C. Wright, Greensboro, North Carolina; The Weatherspoon Art Museum, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund

Condition

creasing, foxing, toning, wear to backsides