Japanese Meiji Four Panel Screen Flowering Grasses of Autumn

$4,800.00

Remarkable late 19th century Meiji period Japanese four panel byobu screen featuring the flowering grasses of autumn: Chinese bellflower, bush clover, and ominaeshi (Patrinia Scabiosifolia). The painting has a dramatic silver leaf square ground with a desirable aged patina. Made in the Nihonga School style and set in a lacquered wood frame with a wide silk brocade border. The flowering grasses have vivid color and stand out against the metallic silver ground. From an estate in San Francisco, CA.

Dimensions: 70"w x 0.75"d x 29"h

Circa: Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Japan

Materials: Paper, Silk, Silver Leaf, Wood

Condition: Good, wear consistent with age and use. Beautifully crafted with solid joinery and framing. Age appropriate wear with minor scuffs, scratches, and fading as seen in photos.

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