A JAPANESE LITERATI SUBJECT SUMIE SIX PANEL SCREEN EDO PERIOD (1603-1868), CIRCA 1700

Description: A JAPANESE LITERATI SUBJECT SUMIE SIX PANEL SCREEN
EDO PERIOD (1603-1868), CIRCA 1700
Sumi ink on paper of a group of sage like Chinese men perusing a scroll with karako (attendants), probably one of a pair depicting the 'Seven scholars of the bamboo grove' subject. A background of classical waterfalls, bamboo forest and spring blossom.
Each panel 173cm high, 60.5cm wide, 1.8cm deep

Condition:

Condition: old fading & wear to painted surface, scratch marks, restored pencil marks . Beautifully remounted in the 20th century.

LJ delivery size: Medium

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