Gold clouds are parted above and below to reveal a bird's eye view of the landscape with courtiers on an outing. Children play while ladies and aristocrats walk along a river that winds between hills and flanked with grand pine trees.
This Meiji Period six-panel byobu (Japanese folding screen) has gold leaf clouds and sprinkled gold throughout. Painted with mineral pigments on paper, its colors remain vibrant and true.
150 inches wide, 70-3/4 inches tall.
3.81 meters wide, 1.8 meters tall.
Hanging kit included.