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ATTRIBUTED TO SANJOSAI KIN’EDA (1487-1563)
Calligraphy
Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century
A tanzaku (poem slip) mounted as a hanging scroll, written in ink on
kumogami (cloud-patterned) paper decorated in color and gold leaf
14 7/8 x 2 1/8in (37.7 x 5.4cm), image only

$1,500 - 2,500
Sanjo Kin’eda, born to a noble family, was a poet, calligrapher, and
arbiter of culture among Kyoto elites. He undertook an in-depth
study of Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji) and tutored the Emperor
Go-Nara (reigned 1526-1557) on the great poetry anthology Kokin
Wakashu (Collection of Japanese Poems, Ancient and Modern).
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HI CHOBO (FEI ZHANGFANG) AS A COURTESAN
Edo period (1651-1868), 19th century
A kakejiku (hanging scroll) painted in ink, color and gold on silk, with
a courtesan dressed in a lavishly decorated kimono holding a pipe
astride a flying crane, the bird clutching a letter in its beak
16 x 22in (40.6 x 55.8cm) (image only)

$3,000 - 5,000

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