Anonymous
Scattered fans | Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century
A six-panel folding screen from the Edo period featuring scattered open and closed fans decorated with various scenes including cats, the Tale of Genji, dragons, samurai, and flowers against a gold leaf ground. The fans are applied with gold leaf and sprinkled gold, mounted with black lacquer and engraved metal fittings.
- Medium
- a six-panel folding screen; ink, colour and gold on paper with open and closed fans, scattered across the gold leaf and sprinkled gold ground, the fans applied and decorated with various scenes including cats, the Tale of Genji, Murasaki Shikibu, flower sprays, dragons, samurai, peacock, Hotei, flowers and foliage, monkeys, silk brocade border, black lacquer mounts, engraved kanagu
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art
October 26, 2021
Estimate: $30,000 – $40,000
Lot 61
Spotted works by Anonymous
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