Private collection, China
A two-fold paper screen painted in ink and colour on a gold ground with the Uji River and its famous bridge. The left hand side of the screen depicts a weeping willow on a river bank with jakago (rock-filled baskets) which prevent erosion. The scene is interspersed with clouds decorated in moriage (raised design) of kiku (chrysanthemum) and the kiri mon (paulownia leaf family crest) of the Ashikaga family. A silver moon sits among hilltops in the distance.
Japan, 17th century, Edo period.
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
