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Lot 1172
A SIX-PART FOLDING SCREEN
Estimated Value:
1.800 € - 2.500 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Japan, 19th c.170,5 x 375 cm
Each panel with four small depictions of scenes from the ‘genji monogatari’ (The Tale of Prince Genji), the famous novel attributed to Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 978-1014). On a gilt paper ground, framed by a silk border with floral decoration.
From a German private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Minor retouched damage due to age
