Anonymous Japan, Books, 18th/19th century (2)

Anonymous Japan, Books , 18th/19th century A pair of two-panel folding screens decorated with pieces probably from costumes for the Noh drama and perhaps also kesa (priests' shawls), and uchishiki (altar cloths), embroidered on silk satin rinzu (figured silk) with coloured silk and couched gold threads, each piece representing the cover of a book with designs including shuro palms, pines, and chrysanthemums, others with repeat patterns, some with blank title slips, all mounted on silver leaf over paper; unsigned . 139.1cm (54 7/8in) high x 114.9cm (45in) wide. (2). Footnotes: 十八/十九世紀 古籍圖 銀箔地刺繡雙折屏風一對 Provenance: Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014), New York Christie's New York, The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth , Part V, 21 March 2015, lot 1001 An important European private collection 來源：美國紐約，安思遠（1929-2014年）舊藏 紐約佳士得，「錦瑟華年 - 安思遠私人珍藏」專場拍賣第五部分，2015年3月21日，拍品編號1001 歐洲重要私人收藏 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com