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Auction 90, Lot 328

"Ceremonie Nuptiale du Japon/Ceremonie Funebre du Japon",

Subject: Japan

Period: 1665 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
16.7 x 13.2 inches
42.4 x 33.5 cm
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Fine copper engravings, one above the other, on a large folio sheet. Engraved by Picart, the scenes reveal the wedding and funeral ceremonies of Japan. Fold split and a couple of tears in margins, not affecting images.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $75 - $100

Sold for: $40

Closed on 3/15/2000

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