Early 20th-century Japanese byōbu screen with gold leaf background and Rinpa-style autumn grasses, chrysanthemums, bellflowers, and bush clover
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Early 20th-century Japanese byōbu screen with gold leaf background and Rinpa-style autumn grasses, chrysanthemums, bellflowers, and bush clover
Flowers Detail From Early 20th-century Japanese byōbu screen with gold leaf background and Rinpa-style autumn grasses, chrysanthemums, bellflowers, and bush clover
Grass Detail From Early 20th-century Japanese byōbu screen with gold leaf background and Rinpa-style autumn grasses, chrysanthemums, bellflowers, and bush clover
Japanese Character Detail From Early 20th-century Japanese byōbu screen with gold leaf background and Rinpa-style autumn grasses, chrysanthemums, bellflowers, and bush clover
Upright View Of Early 20th-century Japanese byōbu screen with gold leaf background and Rinpa-style autumn grasses, chrysanthemums, bellflowers, and bush clover
Detailing From Early 20th-century Japanese byōbu screen with gold leaf background and Rinpa-style autumn grasses, chrysanthemums, bellflowers, and bush clover
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Rinpa Style Byobu Screen - Early 20th Century

SKU M997 · Early 20th Century, from Japan
Dimensions W153 × D2 × H56 cm
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This elegant four-panel Japanese byōbu screen is painted in the Rinpa style, known for its bold, decorative use of gold leaf and nature-inspired themes. Dating from the early 20th century, the composition features clusters of autumn grasses and seasonal flowers; including chrysanthemums, bellflowers, and bush clovers set against a background of luminous gold leaf.

The screen is delicately hand-painted using traditional mineral pigments on paper, mounted within a silk brocade border and wooden frame. Its low horizontal format and refined palette suggest it was designed either for mounting above a tokonoma (alcove) as a wall-mounted panel rather than as a freestanding room divider.

A beautifully composed decorative panel that captures the poetic spirit of Japanese seasonal art and the luminous elegance of the Rinpa tradition.

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