Geese in Flight



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Antique Japanese screen painting from wall panels (shōheki-ga) in sumi and flecks of gold leaf (sunago) on paper, a detail mounted as two panel folding screen (byōbu) with paper hinges, textile border and wooden molding, depicting a pair of geese (kari) swooping down to land beside reeds (ashi).

Origin: Japan
Era: Late 17th Century, Edo (Tokugawa) Period (1615-1868)
School: Kanō
Dimensions: 33.0” high x 70.5" wide

Painting 3710