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ATTRIBUTED TO EMPEROR GO DAIGO
(1288-1339)
Poem from the Yoshinogire
Kamakura (1185-1333) or Nanbokucho
1069 period (1333-1392), 13th/14th century
Album leaf, ink on paper, now set against
gold-flecked paper and mounted as a
hanging scroll; inscribed in elegant hiragana
script with a classical poem
With a wood tomobako inscribed Godaigo
Tenno shinkan Yoshinogire (Yoshinogire
written by Emperor Godaigo), a transcription
of the poem, and papers attesting to its
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seal Kinzan, that of a family of connoisseurs
established by Kohitsu Ryosa (1582-1662)
9 x 5 3/4in (23 x 14.5cm) album leaf 51 1/4 x
18 7/8in (130 x 48cm)
$10,000 - 15,000

This fragment of poetry is purportedly from a
poem from the Yoshinogire, a compilation of
works composed by Emperor Go Daiga.

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