Japanese Yew and Flowering Magnolia

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Antique Japanese six panel folding screen (byōbu) in sumi, colors and gold leaf (kinpaku) on paper, with paper hinges, textile border and wooden molding, depicting a Japanese yew (ichii) and a flowering magnolia (kobushi), the trunk of the yew disappearing into mist at top and bottom.

Origin: Japan
Era: Meiji (1868-1912), mid/late 19th Century
Dimensions: 66” high x 145” wide


Painting 3823