A SIX-FOLD SCREEN (BYÔBU) WITH A SUMMER SCENE BY PAINTER OF THE RIMPA SCHOOL

Description:

Japan, Edo period, ca. 1800 - 1820
173 x 379 cm
Ink, colours and gofun on a gold leaf ground. Fine painting, characteristic for the Rimpa school with depiction of late blooming summer flowers, among others white chrysanthemums, bush clover and cockscomb.
From a South German private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Partially restored damage