Page 273 - Fine Japanese Art October 28, 2020 Galerie Zacke

Image SIZE 114 x 43 cm, total SIZE 153 x 51.5 cm
Condition: Some wear, creases, staining, and tears.
Provenance: Collection of Wivica Ankarcrona Borell (1935-2019).
Her grandfather Sten Ankarcrona was a Swedish marine officer
who came to Japan on a special mission in 1923, bringing back
vast collections of Japanese art and decorating his summer house,
creating first a Japanese garden and later a complete Japanese
building as documented in Svenska Hem i ord och bild (Swedish
Home in Words and Pictures) in 1928, featuring images of the
present scroll paintings hanging in their home. Their guest book
contains the signature of the Swedish king Gustav VI Adolf as well
as that of the Japanese crown prince, later Emperor Akihito.
Estimate EUR 3,000
Starting price EUR 1,500

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