Page 116 - Bonhams May 2017 London Fine Japanese Art

185* TP

A PAIR OF SIX-PANEL FOLDING SCREENS
DEPICTING AUTUMN PLANTS
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The gold paper supports painted in ink and colours with a profusion
of chrysanthemums and other autumn plants including kikyo (Chinese
bellflower, Platycodon grandflorus) and hagi (bush clover, Lespedeza
bicolor); the reverse of each screen with one label falsely attributing the
screens to Tosa Mitsunobu (1434-1535) and another recording that on
24 April 1915 they were used to decorate the dais from which
Princess Arisugawa viewed cherry blossoms on Mount Yoshino.
Each screen approx. 171cm x 378cm (67 5/8in x 148¾in). (2).

£12,000 - 15,000
JPY1,700,000 - 2,100,000
US$15,000 - 19,000

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