Japanese Painted Four-Panel Screen

A four-panel byobu screen painted in ink and colour on paper, showing a wooded river landscape with a pavilion and autumn maples against a gold-toned ground. The reverse is a patchwork of aged paper backing, much of it lifting, with old newsprint used in a past repair. Honestly worn on one side and quietly beautiful on the other, which is a fair description of most things worth keeping.

Period

Late 19th or early 20th century, Japanese

Kind

Folding Screens

One of each. You can see it on Saturday between 11:00 and 16:00, or by appointment.