Product Description

7124 A two-fold paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with birds and flowers in a rocky river landscape

Japan 17th century Edo period

Dimensions: H. 171cm x W. 187cm (67½” x 73¾”)

The scene is set in spring through to summer and depicts numerous birds including herons, swallows and a peahen along with various flora including iris, reeds and magnolia.

For a pair of six-fold screens with a similar subject see: Nihon Byōbu E Shyūsei, Vol.7 Kachō ga, Plants and Flowers of the Four Seasons, p.14-17, pl. 2-3