Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Folded View Of Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Detail View Of Mandarin Ducks From Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Paintwork Close Up Of Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Detailed View Of Willow Tree From Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Reverse Of Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Reverse Corner Detail From Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Reverse View Of Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Folded View Of Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Detail View Of Mandarin Ducks From Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Paintwork Close Up Of Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Detailed View Of Willow Tree From Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Reverse Of Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Reverse Corner Detail From Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
Reverse View Of Silver Leaf Rinpa Style Japanese Byobu Screen With Willow Tree And Mandarin Ducks Edo Period Circa 1850
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Silver Rinpa Byobu Screen - Edo Period (Ca 1850)

SKU M995 · Early 19th Century, from Japan

In the hush of a silvered pond, a pair of oshidori (mandarin ducks) glide beneath a trailing willow, ringed by seasonal grasses and blossoms. The scene unfolds across softly oxidised silver leaf—an atmospheric ground favoured by the Rinpa school—its gentle pewter shimmer lending depth to the calm water and reeds. Balanced, lyrical and exquisitely restrained, the composition distils nature into…

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Dimensions W154 × D1.5 × H68 cm

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In the hush of a silvered pond, a pair of oshidori (mandarin ducks) glide beneath a trailing willow, ringed by seasonal grasses and blossoms. The scene unfolds across softly oxidised silver leaf—an atmospheric ground favoured by the Rinpa school—its gentle pewter shimmer lending depth to the calm water and reeds. Balanced, lyrical and exquisitely restrained, the composition distils nature into elegant pattern and rhythm, the left-leaning willow counter-poised by a right-hand islet where reeds and stones gather.

Dating & attribution. Materials and layout point to the late Edo period, c. 1840–1860, in the Rinpa revival after Sakai Hōitsu and Suzuki Kiitsu. Tell-tales include the silver-leaf ground, mineral pigments with light ink/iron-oxide drawing, and the compact four-panel horizontal format intended for wall mounting over a tokonoma or low cabinet. Even oxidation of the silver and period-appropriate paper “brocade” borders further support the dating. The iconography—yanagi (willow) and paired oshidori—symbolises grace and conjugal harmony.

A serene, wall-ready Rinpa composition on silver leaf—oshidori and willow in poised, mid-19th-century harmony.

Note: Contact us for hanging advice; we can supply a discreet mounting system for byōbu screens.

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