THREE JAPANESE TOSA SCHOOL PAINTINGS

Edo / Meiji period, 19th Century

Ink, colour and gold leaf on paper, illustrating scenes from the Tale of Genji, Genji Monogatari, depicting typically stylised courtly figures in landscapes, framed and glazed

27cm high, 21cm long

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PROVENANCE:

The distinguished private collection of Sir Hugh and Lady Cortazzi;

Sir Arthur Henry Hugh Cortazzi, GCMG (1924 – 2018) was a British diplomat, businessman and author a British ambassador to Japan (1980–84), President of the Asiatic Society of Japan (1982–1983) and Chairman of the Japan Society of London (1985–95).