An antique Japanese screen Byobu Rinpa School
The two-panel screen painted on gold leaf with ink and colors, in the classical style of the Rinpa School, depicts a typical floral theme dear to the famous painter Ogata Korin and to the artists of the famous school.Groups of blue and white irises stand out among the waters of a pond in the golden sky.This type of two-panel folding screens called furosaki byobu were usually used during the tea ceremony.The iris in Japan is a masculine symbol because the shape of the leaves resembles that of a sword, and is often used in decorations where it is represented luxuriant and in full bloom.Ink, colors on gold leaf, silk brocade border and lacquered wood frame
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Japan
The two-panel screen painted on gold leaf with ink and colors, in the classical style of the Rinpa School, depicts a typical floral theme dear to the famous painter Ogata Korin and to the artists of the famous school.Groups of blue and white irises stand out among the waters of a pond in the golden sky.This type of two-panel folding screens called furosaki byobu were usually used during the tea ceremony.The iris in Japan is a masculine symbol because the shape of the leaves resembles that of a sword, and is often used in decorations where it is represented luxuriant and in full bloom.Ink, colors on gold leaf, silk brocade border and lacquered wood frame - Schreiber Collezioni