TOSA SCHOOL (Japanese, Edo period, 18th century.). VIEW OF TALES OF GENJI, Color, ink and gold on paper; six-fold screen. - Each Panel: 41 5/8 in. x 19 in. Estimate $4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE: Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Iwao M. Moriyama Acquired in Kyoto, Tsuruki Co., 1973.
Generally good condition; some losses and rubbing in areas of gold leafing; some blue areas appear smudged (moisture damage?); scattered dirt and surface debris, especially at folds; some minor surface scratches; few scattered pigment losses; two right panels have vertical tears in water; right panel also has vertical tear in gold area in center
