Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026
Lot 855
TWO JAPANESE HANDSCROLL PAINTINGS
Estimate £150 - £250
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Description
ANONYMOUS
IMMORTALS
EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY
Two Japanese makimono (handscroll paintings), ink and colour on paper, each with depictions of Buddhist and ShintÅ deities, one scroll starting with views of Earth and Heaven followed by divine beings, each accompanied by an inscription with its name; 26cm x 419cm and 22cm x 495cm. (2)
Provenance: from the Estate of a Collector, Heath House, Hampshire, and thence by descent. By repute, acquired in Asia at the turn of the 19th century.
WITHOUT RESERVE