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Lot Essay
The drums bear the symbol of the Thunder God, Rai-jin.
Details
A hanging of silk kesi
woven with a group of female musicians each wearing long flowing robes, accompanied by an attendant bearing an umbrella, against a gilt ground, Japanese, late 17th/early 18th century, (wear, slitting)--134cm x 190cm
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woven with a group of female musicians each wearing long flowing robes, accompanied by an attendant bearing an umbrella, against a gilt ground, Japanese, late 17th/early 18th century, (wear, slitting)--134cm x 190cm
See Illustration
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