Lot 371 , Four Japanese shibayama type panels, Meiji period, largest 24.5 x 40.5cm

Four Japanese shibayama type panels, Meiji period, depicting a bearded warrior, a kneeling man, a falconer and an immortal riding a minogame, on gilt lacquer grounds, carved wood surrounds, formerly from a cabinet, largest 24.5 x 40.5cm
Estimate £700-1,000

All of the panels have some minor scratches or scuffs and the measurements include the wood frame. The largest panel with a man riding a minogame has a tiny loss to the inlay to the attendants left cuff of the robe, there is a spare pierced hole to the right side where there was formerly a handle, 25 x 40.5cm. The second largest panel of rectangular shape with a warrior holding a sword has a loss to the inlay of a flowing robe to the right of the figures left arm, 30 x 22cm, the two square panels measure 19cm square and still retain the full inlay, both have pierced holes to the frame formerly for handles.


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Sold for £750