Private collection, Italie
A two-fold paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with Sanjūrokkasen (Thirty-Six Immortal Poets) seated before a kicho (portable curtain).
Rimpa School.
Japan, 19th Century, Edo period.
Title: Screen Painting of 36 Poets by Shū Kosan.
This subject matter in a screen format is extremely rare, there are only six known examples this being the most recently discovered version.
Screens
A two-fold screen with the Uji River and its bridge
An eight-fold screen depicting flowers of the four seasons
A six-fold screen with a cherry tree
A two-fold screen with a river landscape
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
A two-fold screen with court ladies
Four fusuma by Nagasawa Rosetsu
A six-fold screen with autumn flowers and grasses
A six-fold paper screen with poem slips
A pair of six-fold screens with scattered fans
A paper screen with the Uji river and its bridge
A pair of six-fold screens with poem slips from the 17th century
A two-fold lacquer screen with a persimmon tree
A six-fold paper screen with the Plains at Musashino
