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A SCROLL PAINTING OF DEITIES RIDING ANTLERS, c. 1900s A SCROLL PAINTING OF DEITIES RIDING ANTLERS, c. 1900s Japan, late 19th to early 20th century Ink and watercolors on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll on a silk brocade frame with wooden handles. Depicting deities riding antlers. Inscriptions: Signed with seal. Image SIZE 125 x 44.5 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 191 x 57.3 cm Condition: Wear, browning of paper, fading, creasing, folds, and miniscule losses. The frame with signs of wear and age. With a wood tomobako storage box. (2)

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A SCROLL PAINTING OF DEITIES RIDING ANTLERS, c. 1900s A SCROLL PAINTING OF DEITIES RIDING ANTLERS, c. 1900s Japan, late 19th to early 20th century Ink and watercolors on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll on a silk brocade frame with wooden handles. Depicting deities riding antlers. Inscriptions: Signed with seal. Image SIZE 125 x 44.5 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 191 x 57.3 cm Condition: Wear, browning of paper, fading, creasing, folds, and miniscule losses. The frame with signs of wear and age. With a wood tomobako storage box. (2)

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Galerie Zacke
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