Lot 91 · Important Pocketwatches and Wristwatches
Draft of a letter about a donation to Kamiya Temple in Toganoo, Kyoto
Attributed to Myoe Koben (1173-1232) · Letter mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Pocketwatches and Wristwatches, Geneva · 23 March 2004
- Dimensions
- 11 3/8 x 17½in. (29 x 44.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5946296
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Attributed to Myoe Koben (1173-1232), Draft of a letter about a donation to Kamiya Temple in Toganoo, Kyoto. Christie's, 23 Mar 2004, lot 91. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5946296.
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Attributed to Myoe Koben (1173-1232), Draft of a letter about a donation to Kamiya Temple in Toganoo, Kyoto. Christie's, 23 Mar 2004, lot 91. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5946296.
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