Minka and Cascading Gourd Vine
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Antique two panel folding screen (byōbu), in ink and colors on gold leaf applied paper, mounted on wooden frames with paper hinges, textile border and lacquered molding, depicting a thatched roof farm house (minka) draped with cascading vine flowers and large, round gourds (hyotan). Origin: Japan Era: Late 18th Century, Edo (Tokugawa) Period (1615-1868) Dimensions: 68” high x 73” wide Painting 3596 |