Zenkunen Emaki
I believe that my painting is a replica of the Zenkunen emaki from the 13th century. It appears to be a combination of water color, pencil, and other paints. They are painted on some kind of rice paper, and attached to canvass for framing. The painting itself is 17 inches high, by 25 inches wide. It is one of a set of three paintings, all of which I believe are replicas of the original battle of Zenkunen emaki. They were acquired in Japan in the 1940's by a member of Douglas MacArthur's Staff that was in charge of overseeing the rebuilding effort for Japan's railroads after world war two.
The Patterson estate
Inherited
No
Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. This appears to be just what you suggested, a late 19th century copy. One of the easily recognizable characters is Abe no Sadato (安倍 貞任?, 1019 – October 22, 1062), an Abe clan samurai from the Heian period. Copies in general are made to train the eye and hand of the art student. This particual copy was most likely made by an art student of the late Meiji period. There is some toning and foxing to the paper which adversely affects the value of the scroll. The estimate is based on similar items offered or sold at auction.
