KANO SCHOOL, EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

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A JAPANESE SIX-FOLD SCREEN
KANO SCHOOL, EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
Ink, colour, gofun [powdered shell] and gold leaf on paper, with cranes amongst reeds in a stream
70 ¼ in. (178.5 cm.) high x 146 ½ in. (370 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Accompanied by historical documents a Japanese certificate dated 1894 attributing the screen to Kano Motonobu (1476–1559) and a letter of appraisal by renowned British collector of Japanese art, William Anderson (1842-1900), dated 1895.

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