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VÄVD TAPET. Kesi (gobelängteknik). 230 x 358 cm. Japan sen Meiji.

Estimate
100 000 - 125 000 SEK
9 190 - 11 500 EUR
9 400 - 11 700 USD
Hammer price
220 000 SEK
Purchasing info
VÄVD TAPET. Kesi (gobelängteknik). 230 x 358 cm. Japan sen Meiji.

Polykromt landskap med stora påfåglar, pioner, liljor och blommande träd vid vattendrag. Bred guldfärgad huvudbård med flingor och fjärilar. Innerbård med diagonalmönster, Ytterbård med blomslinga. Jugendinfluerad. Silke, guld- och silvertrådar. Originalbeslag av försilvrad metall. Fodrad.

Minor stains.

Saleroom notice

Original mountings of metal with a silver coat.

Provenance

According to family tradition this Japanese tapestry was a gift from the Japanese Emperor to the Russian Czar. Around the time of the Russian revolution a Swedish businessman got paid with this tapestry insted of rubels. A Swedish politician, John Bergvall, bought it in the Japanese Store in Stockholm and it has been in the family and inherited by the present owner.

More information

Meiji-perioden i Japan 1868-1912.