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Lot 5014

A Japanese Painting of the Tale of the Three Kingdoms

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Ink, colors, and gold leaf on paper, album leaf or section of a handscroll mounted on gilt leaf paper, depicts warriors attacking a house, reverse side has label with inscription reading that it is a scene from the great Chinese epic Tale of the Three Kingdoms painted by Kano Tan'yu.

DOA 13 1/8 x 17 7/8 in.

Album leaf has toning to paper; some worm hole losses to left hand side; brocade on mount has some wear to edges and reverse side has punctures to paper backing.