Sale 219 Lot 531

LARGE EDO-PERIOD ARCHITECTURAL FLOOR PLAN (A SASHIZU) OF A JAPANESE PALACE Unmounted. Large hanging scroll is a color-coded architectural plan, in the manner of an Edo-period sashizu, of a likely Japanese palace complex (could be the Honmaru Palace of Edo Castle). Its ground plan is rendered in blocks of vermilion and indigo-blue wash, with written room labels and tatami counts in each space. A legend of four colored dots with ink annotations, a scale notation at the top, and a heavy dark boundary line frame the plan. The sheet is mounted on a wooden roller with a cloth tie and shows heavy age wear, including toning, staining, creasing, and losses and tears to the lower margin. Unframed. Sold as is. Architectural plan: 31 x 55 inches
$200-300