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AN 18TH TO EARLY 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE SLEEPING SCREEN - The right-hand screen from a pair of six-fold Japanese 'sleeping' screens, painted in Kano School style in gesso and inks on a gold ground with a landscape scene of Manchurian Cranes and sparrows by a stream amid bamboo and flowering prunus, all within a brocaded silk border and mounted on a black lacquered support. The reverse is stenciled in gold paint. The rare original storage box is included. Screen measures 21.25 x 64 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house. Dimensions Screen measures 21.25 x 64 inches. Condition Scattered tatters and losses throughout as shown. Provenance Provenance: The estate of John Adair Jr. (1942-2025), founder and proprietor of Kurofune Antiques, Tokyo (est. 1978). A world-renowned destination for Japanese basketry, prints and furniture, Kurofune was a landmark destination featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal.