A Japanese kakemono painted in sumi, colour, gofun and gilt on silk depicting a male and female official seated on a raised platform before a heavy curtain decorated with chrysanthemum flowerheads tied with sashes over a backdrop of peonies and exotic birds, each wearing richly embroidered robes, elaborate headdress and holding a fan, a group of precious objects arranged on a stepped terrace before them -- 41in.x 19¼in., 18th Century, framed and glazed.