BOTAN (peonies)

three-fold, butterfly hinge, reversible folding screen, 8 by 10” panels.

B&W side

   calligraphy scrap in the sōsho style.

Color side

   early 20th-century hand-painted design for kimono or obi of peonies.

MATSU (pines)

four-fold, butterfly hinge, reversible folding screen, 8 by 10” panels.

B&W side

   calligraphy scrap in the sōsho style.

Color side

   early 20th-century hand-painted design for kimono or obi on theme of pines (ends), gold and silver foil antique tea-chest paper (center).

SHIRASAGI (herons)

four-fold, butterfly hinge, reversible folding screen, 8 by 10” panels.

B&W side

   calligraphy scrap in the sōsho style.

Color side

   early 20th-century hand-painted design for kimono or obi on theme of  herons (ends) and leaves and baskets (center)

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