Japanese Painting 'Scene from The Tale of Genji', 19th Century
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1900: Item # 1268242
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Paintings: Pre 1900: Item # 1268242
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Sold to UK - October 2014 售至英国 - 2014年10月
A finely painted water colour , with gold leaf overlay, depicting a scene from the 11th Century classic "The Tale of Genji" written by noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu. This item was made in Japan in the 19th Century during either the late Edo or the Meiji period (1868-1911).
Condition: there are small marks on the paper and some losses to the gold leaf which predate the framing of this picture during the 1920s or 1930s.
Frame: 32.5cm (12.75 inches) wide; 29cm (11.4 inches) high.
Painting: 23.5cm (9.25 inches) wide; 20cm (7.9 inches) high.