Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 282
A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING WITH CALLIGRAPHY
Estimate £500 - £1,000
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Description
A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING WITH CALLIGRAPHY, KAKEMONO
EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
In ink on paper, inscribed with characters in kanji script with the phrase "the dragon appears at dawn", signed Abbot Taishin and with three red seals, a paper slip to the reverse mentioning that Taishin was the "noted 17th century Abbot of the Zenrinji Temple" in Kyoto, 129.5cm x 27.5cm.
Provenance: a private English collection, London and Shetland.