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The screen has a continuing design of pine trees painted in green, brown and black on a gold leaf ground.
140cm high, 50cm wide each fold, 300cm wide when extended
There is some discolouration and marks to the gold leaf. The frame is scuffed in a few places. The paper on the rear of the screen has a few minor tears, which does not affect the front of the screen. Overall it is in reasonably good condition.
Tosa Mitsunobu was a master of Japanese screen painting in the Muromachi period. In the Edo period the Tosa School advocated the copying of old masters. This screen is a 20th century copy of an old master painting using traditional techniques. The original can be found in the Tokyo National Museum.
AA53-1
© 2012-25 Harry Douglas-Hamilton – Specialist in Chinese, Japanese and Oriental art, based in Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England