A folding screen is made of multiple boards attached with paper or silk and connected with hinges, and can be folded.They were used as room partitions, wind shields, decorations for ceremonies and rituals, and for viewing as works of art.Originally, they were placed on the floor at an angle, but today they are often spread straight out and displayed on the wall like a painting.The most popular type is the one with a picture painted on the front on a gold leaf background.The size and color of the gold leaf differs depending on the period, and the period is considered from the natural mineral pigments used and the composition of the painting.
japanese antique Six hold paper screen paited in ink and color on a silver ground with cherry blossom
japanese antique Six hold paper screen paited in ink and color on a silver ground with cherry blossom
¥1,100,000
Size : H173cm x W341cm
Age : middle of 19th century
Condition : bit damaged
Silver-ground folding screens are relatively rare; the silver leaf, weathered just right, creates a sense of quiet melancholy, and the large cherry tree glimpsed through the silver clouds lends the screen an air of both fantasy and mystery.
