Lot Essay
Furosaki byobu are low, two-leaf folding screens which are used as partitions in a tea-ceremony room and also serve a decorative function with their delicately decorated panels.
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EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A JAPANESE TWO-FOLD SCREEN, FUROSAKI BYOBU
EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
Ink, colour and gold leaf on paper, decorated with the corner of a balcony and red and white peonies
71 ¼ x 23 ¼ in. (181 x 59 cm.)
EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
Ink, colour and gold leaf on paper, decorated with the corner of a balcony and red and white peonies
71 ¼ x 23 ¼ in. (181 x 59 cm.)
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