Three Picture Scrolls Emakimono On Fine Paper With A Series Of Exquisite Paintings In Vivid Colors

by Cockfighting Emaki

$19,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller · No longer available

Japan: mid-Edo. These beautifully drawn paintings are in the karako Chinese children tradition of painting which was prevalent in Japan, starting in the early Edo period. Karako is a term for a certain kind of pictorial art with the constant theme of children dressed in Chinese clothing, with their hair in Chinese style with partially shaved heads. These scrolls are painted with the highest skill and nuance. The details are beautifully

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