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A KANO SCHOOL PAINTING OF WILD GEESE AMONGST REEDS Japan, 17th-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Ink on paper. Set inside a beautiful vintage frame, behind glass. Painted in fine strokes to depict three wild geese nestled together amongst reeds. Image SIZE 27 x 36 cm, SIZE incl. frame 42.7 x 59.6 cm Condition: Good condition with wear and slight browning of paper. A few wormholes. Provenance: Ex-collection Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt. A copy of a receipt, dated July 1981, stating the value of the present lot to “DM 1,500“, accompanies this lot. Theodor “Teddy” Hahn was a well-known and respected collector of netsuke and other Asian works of art. After spending time in museums to study the early cultures of the world, finding particular interest in their sculptures, he began collecting, remarking, ‘I somehow knew it would have a profound influence on my life. How right I was. And how happy I have been.’ Museum comparison: Compare a closely related scroll painting of a wild goose amongst reeds, by Kano Yasunobu, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 36.100.93.
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A KANO SCHOOL PAINTING OF WILD GEESE AMONGST REEDS Japan, 17th-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Ink on paper. Set inside a beautiful vintage frame, behind glass. Painted in fine strokes to depict three wild geese nestled together amongst reeds. Image SIZE 27 x 36 cm, SIZE incl. frame 42.7 x 59.6 cm Condition: Good condition with wear and slight browning of paper. A few wormholes. Provenance: Ex-collection Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt. A copy of a receipt, dated July 1981, stating the value of the present lot to “DM 1,500“, accompanies this lot. Theodor “Teddy” Hahn was a well-known and respected collector of netsuke and other Asian works of art. After spending time in museums to study the early cultures of the world, finding particular interest in their sculptures, he began collecting, remarking, ‘I somehow knew it would have a profound influence on my life. How right I was. And how happy I have been.’ Museum comparison: Compare a closely related scroll painting of a wild goose amongst reeds, by Kano Yasunobu, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 36.100.93.
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