A six-fold paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with nadeshiko (pinks).
Japan, 19th century, Edo/Meiji period.
Nadeshiko (fringed pinks) are often shown in Japanese painting. The delicate beauty of the flowers belies the hardiness and strength of the plant. This has given it a long tradition in literature, and a place as the symbol of the ideal woman – a combination of strength and grace. It is also cherished as one of the Seven Flowers of Autumn.
Screens
An eight-fold screen depicting flowers of the four seasons
A pair of six-fold screens depicting ‘One Hundred Boys'
A six-fold paper screen with poem slips
A pair of six-fold screens depicting the maritime routes of the Seto Inland Sea and of the north of Kyushu Island
Tanomura Chokunyu - screen painted in ink on a silver ground with a rock, bamboo and calligraphy
A pair of six-fold paper with sweetfish
A pair of six-fold screens with clematis
A six-fold screen with a covey of uzura and chicks
A six-fold screen with grape vines
A two-fold screen with chrysanthemums
A pair of six-fold paper screens with the Plains at Musashino
A pair of four-fold screens with kuri flowers
Four fusuma by Nagasawa Rosetsu
A six-fold screen with autumn flowers and grasses
A paper screen with the Uji river and its bridge
A pair of six-fold screens with scattered fans
A two-fold screen with a river landscape
A two-fold screen with court ladies
A pair of six-fold screens with poem slips from the 17th century
A two-fold screen with the Uji River and its bridge
A six-fold paper screen with the Plains at Musashino
