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    Japanese Art & Design

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    16 June 1999

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    • ANONYMOUS, EDO PERIOD (LATE 17
    Lot 33

    ANONYMOUS, EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)

    SCENES FROM THE TALE OF WATANABE NO TSUNA AND THE RASHOMON DEMON

    Price realised

    GBP 2,530

    Estimate

    GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,000

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    ANONYMOUS, EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
    Scenes from the tale of Watanabe no Tsuna and the Rashomon Demon
    A hand-scroll; ink, colour, gofun and gold on paper, brocade mount, some creases and minor paint loss, minor restoration and remounted
    13 x 132in. (33.2 x 337cm.)

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