19th centuryEach 72.5 by 241 cm Small and elegant screens with an ideal scene depicting peonies and other flower species among hay bundles.
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Scenes from the Heike MonogatariA six-panel folding screen DATEEdo Period (1615-1867), 18th centuryMEDIUMInk, color, gofun and gold-leaf on paperDIMENSIONS153 by 316 cm The scene depicts the famous Japanese battle at Ichinotani, featuring the surprise attack by Minamoto forces, led by Yoshitsune, upon the Taira stronghold. On the lower part, the Heike (Taira) leader Tomonori riding out toward his boats, while on the left part Kumagai Naozane is gesturing with his fan toward the seventeen-year-old Taira Atsumori calling out to him: “I see that you are a Commander...
Hares and fool moonA two-panel folding screen DATEEdo Period (1615-1867), 17th centuryMEDIUMInk and color on paperDIMENSIONS170.5 by 180 cmNOTESFormer fusuma The scene is set during the night under a soft moonlight, with two hares hidden in the pampas grass.The hare, considered to be a nocturne animal, is traditionally linked with the moon where it is believed it lives. INVENTORY NR: byo-1265Japanese screen for sale. Price on application.
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