Bamboo In Autumn


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Antique Japanese six panel folding screen (byōbu) in sumi ink, mineral colors and gold leaf (kinpaku) on paper, mounted on wooden frames with paper hinges, textile border and lacquered molding, depicting timber bamboo overgrown with ivy in autumn, along a shoreline dusted with snow, the scene framed by banks of golden clouds and mist.

Origin: Japan
Period: Edo/Tokugawa (1615-1868), Early 19th Century
Signature: Tosa Mitsusada (1738-1806); Honorific
Dimensions: 68.0 Inches High x 149.0 Inches Wide

Screen 2620