Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942), Circa 1920Ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, 39.5 by 248 cmSigned: Sekka with round seal SeiseiA six-panel screen depicting stalks of blue, dark blue and white kikyo (Chinese bellflower) growing from behind bamboo fences, some leaves depicted with the tarashikomi technique. The bamboo fences and some flowers' details are in gold.Painter and designer, Kamisaka Sekka has been one of the most important Japanese artist who brought the traditional aesthetic in the western world. Sekka came from a samurai family - his father was in service...