Description:
Hanging Scroll Depicting a Ferry on a River, Japan, Hanabusa Itcho (1651-1724),with an inscription reading "Kitamado-ou Itcho sho" with a round seal, ink and color on silk, painting 17 3/8 x 26 1/2 in.
Note: Formerly on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in 1988 for an exhibition entitled The Art of Sharing Tea: Chanoyu.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
repaired tears to silk, stains to the right side, spotty mildew in progress, tears and worm holes to matte.
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Keywords
JapanSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
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