Chinese Bellflowers




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Japanese two panel folding screen (byōbu) in sumi, colors, gold dust (dei) and flecks of gold leaf (sunago) on paper, mounted on wooden core frames with paper hinges, textile border and wooden molding, depicting Chinese bellflowers (kikyo), one of the seven Japanese flowers of autumn (akikusa).

Origin: Japan
Era: Early 20th Century; Showa Period
Signature & Seal: KODA SHUNKO
Dimensions: 23” high x 74" wide

Painting 3550