A Japanese Four-Panel Screen (Byobu), Signed Hogetsu, 20th Century
The four-panel folding screen rendered in ink, color, and gofun on a shimmering gold ground, depicting an imperial flower cart (hanaguruma) laden with a profusion of blossoming peonies, chrysanthemums, hibiscus, and bellflowers, with trailing bush clover and autumn maple branches, the black-lacquered cart details accented with intricate floral roundels and tied with a flowing red silk cord. Signed to the lower left panel Hogetsu with one red artist's seal. Bordered in patterned silk brocade and mounted within a black lacquered wood frame with plain fabric backing.Length: 72 inches, Height 35.5 inches
Condition
Overall in good condition with minor surface wear and light toning consistent with age. A few small scattered stains, minor points of pigment flaking, and light wear along the paper hinges and lacquer frame edges.
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The four-panel folding screen rendered in ink, color, and gofun on a shimmering gold ground, depicting an imperial flower cart (hanaguruma) laden with a profusion of blossoming peonies, chrysanthemums, hibiscus, and bellflowers, with trailing bush clover and autumn maple branches, the black-lacquered cart details accented with intricate floral roundels and tied with a flowing red silk cord. Signed to the lower left panel Hogetsu with one red artist's seal. Bordered in patterned silk brocade and mounted within a black lacquered wood frame with plain fabric backing.Length: 72 inches, Height 35.5 inches
Condition
Overall in good condition with minor surface wear and light toning consistent with age. A few small scattered stains, minor points of pigment flaking, and light wear along the paper hinges and lacquer frame edges.
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