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Peacocks Under a Cherry Tree

STATE OF PRESERVATION: Tears of the fabrics, spots and erosion of the paper material. Oxidation of the fabrics. Dehydration of the fabrics. Infesting insects. RESTORATION PROCESS INCLUDES: • Pesticide treatment • Fixing of the tears • Removal of the oxidation and corrosion • Consolidation of the wooden support where needed • Dry-cleaning of the fabrics • Integration of the missing parts where needed • Overall consolidation • Photographic documentation and summary Total cost € 7.000,00 contact our office for further information This elegant folding screen (Byobu) is made of wood and covered with light sheets of Japanese paper. The coloured romantic painting in the centre represents two peacocks under a fully blossoming cherry tree. The delicacy and the care of the smallest details make this piece excellent both for quality and beauty. The squared border of the painting is made with damask tissue. This painting was possibly executed by the artist Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795) and was presented as a gift from Dr. Ermanno Granert to Pope Pius XI in 1931.

Index for this Department: Introduction Japanese Armor of Kon Kebiki Odoshi Gomai Dangaie-Do-Tosei-Gusoku Chinese Armor of a General of the Manciù Dinasty Peacocks Under a Cherry Tree Two Tapa Masks from Melanesia Ten Colored Xylographies Four Ceremonial Shields for Tambaran House Two Ritual Masks Tubuai and Duk-Duk Bundu Costume Two Vanatu Masks Tambaran Ten Funerary Poles Sacred Polynesian Reliquary Eskimo Kayak Two African Lirae Japanese Sword Wakizashi signed “Yasutsugu”

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