Japanese Six-Panel Screen, Chrysanthemums and Twig Fence With Gold Flakes

Mineral pigment and gold dust on mulberry paper. Silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. From the collection of Moke Mokotoff

An abundant use of gold with beautifully draped chrysanthemums and gold flake clouds. Mineral pigments, go fun, gold leaf on mulberry paper with a silk brocade border.

Remarkable pair of early 19th century Japanese late Edo period screens depicting summer chrysanthemums growing along a brushwood fence. Ink and...

A very colourful and captivating large six-panel byôbu (folding screen) with a refined continuous painting of a luscious flower garden filled with many different types of chrysanthemums (kiku), next to a winding river. This multi-coloured painting is set on a shiny gold-leaf background, and the chrysanthemum flowers are painted by using shell paste (gofun) in low relief. Several clutches with a great variety of chrysanthemum flowers are in full bloom and they each show their unique form and colour. Varying from white, red, yellow and pink. The flowers bloom all around and on different kinds of bamboo fences and trellises. In Japan chrysanthemums are believed to represent happiness, love, longevity and joy. The panels are surrounded by two silk borders, a thin black one, and a wide brown one. The screen is protected by a black and red negoro’nuri...