Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 65. Anonymous | Chapters from the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) | Edo period, 18th century.

Anonymous | Chapters from the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) | Edo period, 18th century

Lot Closed

November 5, 03:04 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

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Anonymous 

Chapters from the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari

Edo period, 18th century 


a six-panel folding screen; ink, colour and gold on paper, depicting chapters from the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), silk brocade border, red lacquer mounts 

90 x 48 cm., 35⅜ x 18⅞ in. (each panel)