NH11021 Japanese Tosa School album leaf painting depicting Chapter 28 Nowaki from the “The Tale of Genji” where Yugiri is composing a poem in Akikonomu’s quarters as girls carry insect cages in the garden, the scene depicted in traditional fukinuki-yatai (“roof blown away”) style, all painted in ink and mineral pigments on paper with gold leaf clouds. Minor surface scratches, signs of age and wear otherwise fine condition. 10-5/8” High x 8-7/8” Wide. 18th Century. $1,800.
Ex Collection: Richard Lane, Kyoto.