Philip Hafferty
Junior Specialist
Important works of art from an American private collection
Lot 835
ARTIST UNKNOWN
Fifteen Horses
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century
22 March 2023, 10:00 EDT
New YorkUS$20,000 - US$30,000
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Jeff Olson
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ARTIST UNKNOWN
Fifteen Horses
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century
A six-panel screen painted in ink, colors, gold, and gold leaf on paper mounted on a wood lattice and with lacquered wood frames and gilt metal corner fittings, depicting fifteen horses in varying poses amongst grasses, all at the base of the composition, with signature Mitsuoki and seal Mitsuoki no in (Seal of Mitsuoki)
66 1/2 x 149in (169 x 378.6cm)
Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century
A six-panel screen painted in ink, colors, gold, and gold leaf on paper mounted on a wood lattice and with lacquered wood frames and gilt metal corner fittings, depicting fifteen horses in varying poses amongst grasses, all at the base of the composition, with signature Mitsuoki and seal Mitsuoki no in (Seal of Mitsuoki)
66 1/2 x 149in (169 x 378.6cm)
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Provenance
Leighton Longhi, New York