$900
ANTIQUE JAPANESE HAND PAINTED SCROLL, 24" X 14" IMAGE, MOUNTED SAMURAI WITH 2 FIGURES:Painting is unsigned, but there is an small inscription on the verso of the top of the scroll; scroll is 20" wide. Provenance: ex. Coll. Frederick M. Bayer, Emeritus Curator of the Smithsonian Institutions Museum of Natural History. A marine biologist specializing in soft corals, Bayer knew well Emperor of Japan Hirohito (himself a marine biologist). Bayer was at the Smithsonian from 1947-1961 and again from 1975-1996 and was a world wide traveler and amassed an extensive art collection. As is.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2012-05-20