Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 13

19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers Birds of the Four Seasons

Price:$24,000

$26,000List Price

About the Item

Flowers Birds of the Four Seasons Pair of six-fold Japanese Screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold on paper. Second half of the 19th Century A pair of mid-size Japanese screens from the second half of the 19th century. Through precise brushwork, meticulous compositional planning and stunning color the artist has detailed an intricate and highly animated natural scene. The expansive screens detail the movement of the seasons through an enormous array of highly interwoven floral motifs. The profusion of blooming flowers begins on the right screen with the overarching cherry blossom tree and draws the viewers attention leftwards. Summer is perhaps best defined by the peonies, autumn by the pampas grass and chrysanthemums and winter by the camellias. Interspersed among them are a myriad of seasonal flowers blooming spectacularly along the banks of the gently flowing stream. Among the flora depicted are lily, iris, poppy, azalea, wisteria, bush clover, bell flower, nandina, dwarf bamboo and white daffodil. Though the artist remains unknown to us at present, the level of skill, materials and time involved in this particular work of art are quite extraordinary. Meticulous paintings such as this require enormous attention to detail and a deep understanding of numerous painting techniques. The artist contrasts the soft, loose brushwork of the tree-trunks, landforms and waterways with both outlined and boneless forms. Expressive ink-work recedes behind vivid pigments and gofun, some painted in relief to express their immediacy. This highly realistic and detailed approach to painting, with a focus on accurately depicting the natural world has it origins in the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) academic painting. This had a significant influence of Japanese painting which began in the mid 18th century and emanated from the port of Nagasaki.

Dimensions:
Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 110 in (279.4 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Meiji (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper,Wood,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1870
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The screens are in good, original condition.
Seller Location:
Kyoto, JP
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2472334066352

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Japanese Six Panel Screen: Silver Moon Rising Over Summer Field

$63,250

H 47.5 in W 109 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Hanging Scroll, Late 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

A Japanese hanging scroll or Kakejiku, circa 1890, depicting bamboo grass and a rabbit, framed by top and bottom ribbons of brocade silk. In ...

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Hanging Scroll, Late 19th Century

$2,624 Sale Price

20% Off

H 74 in W 21.5 in D 1 in

Early 19th Century Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Tropical Garden

Located in Hudson, NY

With a banana leaf palm on the left, at water's edge with geese. Perhaps a scene from the southern islands. Mineral pigments on mulberry paper with gold leaf and a silk brocade border.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Early 19th Century Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Tropical Garden

$97,750

H 66.5 in W 150 in D 0.75 in

19th Century Japanese Edo Six Panel Kano School Landscape Screen

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Late Edo period 19th century Japanese six-panel landscape screen featuring a cypress tree over a flowering hibiscus with a pair of hototogisu birds. Kano school painted with ink and ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paper

19th Century Japanese Edo Six Panel Kano School Landscape Screen

$8,500

H 55 in W 111 in D 0.75 in

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Screens

Located in Bagshot, GB

A pair of large 19th century Japanses Screens of Japanese scenery. The screens also come with a wooden crate which would have been built for them at a later date in order to move ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Asian Other Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Pair of 19th Century Japanese Screens

$3,665 Sale Price / set

30% Off

H 68.9 in W 152.37 in D 0.71 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer, Meiji period (1868 -1912) painting of plum in bloom with red camellias on the right and peony and thistle on the left. A clutc...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Early Spring Into Summer

$12,000

H 34.75 in W 98 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Six Panel Screen with Hotei, Edo Period, Early 19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A delightful Japanese six panel painted paper screen featuring the beloved figure Hotei, Edo Period, early 19th century. Hotei, called Budai in China, and known as the Laughing Buddha or Fat Buddha in the West, is considered to be an emanation of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. In Japan, he also holds a special place as one of the Seven Lucky Gods, being the god of fortune, and protector of children. He is always portrayed as a mirthful and corpulent man, dressed in loose robes that show off his round belly. He carries a sack with him, said to be filled with treasure. As the protector of children, he is often portrayed with them playing on or around him, as he is here. The children portrayed in this screen are dressed in Chinese style clothing...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Japanese Six Panel Screen with Hotei, Edo Period, Early 19th Century

$6,500

H 54.5 in W 111 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Two Panel Screen Summer Flowers on Silver

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese two panel screen: Summer flowers on silver. Meiji period painting (1868 - 1912) of Summer flowers including morning glories and daisies against a garden fence. Signature and...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Japanese Two Panel Screen Summer Flowers on Silver

$28,000

H 67.25 in W 74.5 in D 0.75 in

Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure

Located in Hudson, NY

Japanese four panel screen: Bijin At Leisure. Ladies in a tea house with a small dog. Seal reads "Ensan dai" (drawn by Ensan). Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) pa...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Wood

Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure

$40,250

H 62.5 in W 142 in D 0.75 in

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Seasonal Poems

Located in Hudson, NY

Four individual mounted panels of calligraphy. Each panel contains a poem inspired by one of the four seasons. Each panel signed: To Rei. Ink on mulberry paper with silk brocade border.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Paper

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Seasonal Poems

$14,375

H 54.75 in W 24.75 in D 1 in

More From This Seller

View All

19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting, Birds Flowers of the Four Seasons

Located in Kyoto, JP

Birds and flowers of the four seasons Early to mid-19th century Ink, pigment and gofun on silk Unidentified artist Signature: S...

Category

Antique 1830s Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

19th Century Japanese Scroll Painting, Birds Flowers of the Four Seasons

$10,800

19th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Birds Flowers of the Four Seasons

Located in Kyoto, JP

Birds & Flowers of the Four Seasons Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783-1856) Late Edo period, Dated 1850 A magnificent pair of six-panel Japanese folding screens by Yamamoto Baitsu, representin...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper

19th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Birds Flowers of the Four Seasons

$47,500 / set

Mid 19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers Birds of the Four Seasons.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Shioka Sorin (1781-1850) Flowers & Birds of the Four Seasons Pair of six-panel Japanese Screens. Ink, gofun and pigments on silk. Dimensions (each screen): H. 91.5cm x W. 285cm (3...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Mid 19th Century Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers Birds of the Four Seasons.

$68,000 / set

Meiji Era, Circa 1900 Japanese Screen Pair, Flowers Birds of Spring Autumn

Located in Kyoto, JP

Flowers & Birds of Spring and Autumn Unknown artist. Japan. Meiji period, circa 1900. A pair of six-fold screens. Ink, color, gofun and gold leaf on paper. Signed: Gaga S...

Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Meiji Era, Circa 1900 Japanese Screen Pair, Flowers Birds of Spring Autumn

$32,000 / set

Early 20th Century Japanese Screen. Flowers of the Four Seasons.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Anonymous Flowers of the Four Seasons A four-panel Japanese screen. Ink, gofun and pigments on gold leaf. This Japanese screen is a rich visual celebration of the flowers of the fo...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Early 20th Century Japanese Screen. Flowers of the Four Seasons.

$18,500

1838 Japanese Screen Pair. Flowers Grasses of the Four Seasons.

Located in Kyoto, JP

Maruyama Oshin (1790-1838) Flowers and grasses of the four seasons: dated 1838 Pair of eight-panel Japanese screens; ink, color and gold leaf on silk Dimensions: each (2) H. 38.5 cm...

Category