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THREE JAPANESE PAINTINGS
EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18 CENTURY
TH
AND LATER
One in ink on paper depicting Hotei, the God of Good
Fortune reclining on his treasure sack, framed and glazed;
the other two in ink on silk, one of a sponge gourd and
vines, the other with lines of calligraphy on a ground
embellished with gold flowers and long grasses, mounted
on board; together with five prints depicting beauties
engaged in various activities, 28cm x 21.5cm max. (8)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED
WITHOUT RESERVE.
£150-250
282
A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING WITH
CALLIGRAPHY, KAKEMONO
EDO PERIOD, 17 CENTURY
TH
In ink on paper, inscribed with characters in kanji script
with the phrase “the dragon appears at dawn”, signed
Abbot Taishin and with three red seals, a paper slip to
the reverse mentioning that Taishin was the “noted
17th century Abbot of the Zenrinji Temple” in Kyoto,
129.5cm x 27.5cm.
£500-1,000
Provenance: an English private collection, London and
Shetland.
283
A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING WITH
CALLIGRAPHY, KAKEMONO
MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 19 CENTURY
TH
OR LATER
In ink on paper, with the characters for sadame (fate)
written in hiragana and kanji scripts, signed to the
left-hand side and with a red seal, 38.5cm x 48.5cm.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED
WITHOUT RESERVE.
£150-250
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