Japanese Rinpa Style Byōbu Screen - Ca 1970

This striking six-fold Japanese byōbu screen is painted in the Rinpa style, one of Japan’s most celebrated decorative traditions, known for its bold compositions and luminous gold grounds. Dating to around circa 1970, it depicts abundant flowering peonies emerging amongst softly undulating green rock forms, their full white blossoms and layered foliage unfolding rhythmically across a radiant gold leaf field. The composition moves gracefully across the panels, balancing open negative space with richly painted botanical detail to create both energy and calm.

Peonies on gold form an iconic motif within Japanese screen painting, long associated with elegance, prosperity and seasonal abundance. Here, that timeless aesthetic is reinterpreted as a refined 20th-century decorative work, designed to bring warmth, texture and quiet drama into an interior. Hand-painted using mineral pigments on paper and framed within a finely detailed silk brocade border and dark lacquered wooden frame, the screen offers versatility as either a wall-mounted artwork or a freestanding architectural feature. Its generous scale and golden glow make it a confident focal point in both contemporary and traditional settings.

• Origin: Japan
• Date: Circa 1970
• Material: Mineral pigments on paper with gold leaf ground, silk brocade border, wooden frame
• Format: Six-fold byōbu
• Subject: Peony and rock landscape in Rinpa style
• Condition: Very good vintage condition with minor age-related wear. Slight repair to one reverse panel which has no effect on the front presentation. Restored in our UK workshops.
• Dimensions: Width 204 × Depth 2 × Height 95 cm
• Display: Supplied with metal hanging brackets
• Weight: 5 kg

A luminous and visually impactful decorative Japanese screen, offering scale, craftsmanship and enduring interior appeal.