Antique Japanese Kakejiku Bijin-ga Beauty Spider Web Kimono Meiji Taisho Scroll 72"L Haori Weight = 14 pounds

Weight = 14 pounds

the private banking houses that were among the most powerful commercial institutions of Edo-period Japan

Wada Sanzō — 昭和職業絵盡し 研師 (Shōwa Shokugyō E-zukushi: Togishi) — c

late Edo (circa 1800s–1860s)

An excellent example for collectors seeking a visually striking katanadan-form chest with authentic Meiji-era origins

Antique Japanese Kakejiku Bijin-ga Beauty Spider Web Kimono Meiji Taisho Scroll 72"L Haori Weight = 14 poundsJapanese kakejiku hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, standing bijin in white spider web patterned kimono with black obi (Bijin ga), with original storage box, Meiji to Taish period Japan; Meiji to Taish period, c. 1890s1920s; signed with two red seals; original wooden storage box inscribed A refined and distinctly unusual bijin ga (, beauty painting) depicting a standing woman in formal dress, rendered in ink and soft mineral color on paper. She