A TWO-FOLD SCREEN (BYÔBU) WITH FAN PAINTINGS

Description:

Japan, Meiji period
73 x 190 cm
Paintings with mineral colours and gofun on paper/gold ground, light background with gold leaf and metal speckles, green and white patterned paper covering on the reverse. On the left with blossoming plum branches and a peony, on the right with a sparrow sitting on a bamboo branch, next to it late summer bluebells and sedge, below a folded fan.
From an old South German private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - The back slightly damaged, minor wear