2276 ANONYM. Stellschirm mit Pfauen und Päonien (kujaku botan zu byôbu). Japan. Edo-Zeit. 17./18. Jh. Farben und Blattgold auf Papier. Gesamtmaß 145 x 164cm. ANONYMOUS. Folding screen with peacocks and peonies (kujaku botan zo byôbu). Japan. Edo period. 17th/18th c. Colors and gold leaf on paper. Overall size 145 x 164cm. A couple of peacocks standing on a rock, next to light pink and white blossoming peonies. The decorative painting of the Kanô school was popular in the Edo period. Peacocks are in Japan not native, but were an exotic import. They are a symbol for compassionate watchfulness and are associated with the Bodhisattva Kannon. Two-fold screen with silk mounting and surrounding wooden slat. Condition B/C. Traces of use, restored. € 1.600 - 1.900 | $ 1.744 - 2.071 Japan 2277 YAMAMOTO, BAIITSU 1783 - 1856. Wasserläufer und Pflanzen. Japan. Edo-Zeit. Zyklisch datiert: 1828, 8. Mondmonat. 32,5 x 55,8cm. YAMAMOTO, BAIITSU 1783 - 1856. Water strides and plants. Japan. Edo period. Cyclically dated: 1828, 8th lunar month. 32.5 x 55.8cm. Water strides between the rosettes of water nut plants (Trapa natans). The bank covered with reed. Inscription on the wooden box outside: Yamamoto Baiitsu sensei zô irodori ukikusa amenbo zu (Painting with colored floating plants and water strides by master Yamamoto Baiitsu). Inside: Tsuchinoe-ne chûshû Shûsei daisen (1828, middle of autumn/ 8th lunar month, inscription from Shûsei). Sign.: Baiitsu. Seal: unread. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Condition A/B. Supplement: With wooden box. € 600 - 800 | $ 654 - 872 2276 2277
Katalog 385 | Asiatische Kunst
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