Flocks Of Wild Geese In Autumn
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Antique Japanese six panel folding screen (byōbu) in sumi ink, mineral colors and gold leaf (kinpaku) on paper,
with textile border and wooden molding, depicting a flock of geese (kari) on a meandering beach, one
of them looking up towards three others approaching on wing, the scene punctuated by boulders and
reeds and framed by distant mountains on the right.
Origin: Japan Period: Edo/Tokugawa (1615-1868), Early 19th Century Dimensions: 67.0 Inches High x 144.0 Inches Wide (Right Half of Pair of Screens) Screen 4043R |