Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Kano School Applied Vignettes
$5,500.00
Impressive 18th century Japanese Edo period six-panel byobu screen with applied vignettes by various Kano school artists. The senmen byobu screen features 24 individual vignettes depicting various scenes with figures, animals, flora, and fauna. The Kano artists include Kano Tojand and Kano Togaku. The scenes are round, rectangular, and fan shaped giving the screen an interesting composition and harmony. The background has a rich patina of gold leaf specks over mulberry paper with a diverse finish. The screen is set in a black lacquered ebonized frame with a light silk brocade border. Beautifully crafted with minor losses and loose joints that commensurate with its age and use.
Provenance: Professor Dr. Harry Stone (1928-2021) CSU Northridge 1960-1992 Brentwood, CA.
Dimensions: 117"w x 0.5"d x 42"h
Circa: 18th Century, Japan
Materials: Brass, Gold Leaf, Paper, Silk, Wood
Condition: Distressed, wear consistent with age and use. Beautifully crafted with an aged, distressed patina as seen in photos. Age appropriate wear and fading with minor losses and loose joinery with losses only visible when partially folded.
