Catalog summary
Anonymous Edo period, 18th century A pair of six-fold screens, painted in ink, colour and moriage on a gold-leaf paper ground, the right screen depicting from the right to left, a flowering cherry tree in spring, peony and irises in summer, among which several birds including sekirei (wagtail) and sparrows are perched or in flight, the left screen depicting autumn foliage including kiku , kikyo , hagi and ominaeshi with several birds in flight and a pair of mandarin ducks on a stream beneath snow-laden willow branches, shrubs of camellia and daffodils growing on the far left bank among rockwork; unsigned . Both 122.5cm x 280cm (48¼in x 110¼in). (2).