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Painting on paper with some gold. Japan, Tosa-school, about mid 18th cent.
A rare fan-painting from the Tosa-school with a highly unusual perspective and a very illustrative view! On the left side of the painting is a view onto a winding river, with tall pine trees and a large house in Japanese design on its banks. The structure is not roofed, completely open, and the view inside is in almost completely vertical bird’s eye perspective. Sitting on the ground are three male and three female persons, all of them royal. On two black lacquer-tables, an open as well as three closed scrolls. In the background at the side on an elevated flat, three further persons with crossed legs sitting on a platform, certainly the emperor with companions. However, they are almost entirely concealed by a wide roller shutter. Clouds sprinkled with gold emerge from the top and bottom of the painting. The Tosa-school is that of the Japanese yamato-e style – it was founded in the 15th century and has had significant influence on illustrative arts, hence, also on the Japanese ukiyo-e. Minor damages.
WIDTH 51,3 CM
From an Austrian private collection