Byobu, Folding screen - Paper, Wood - Wakasa Seikyô (Butsugai) (1887-1957) - 2 panel painting of a large pine-tree overhanging a nature poem written in classical Chinese - Japan - Taishō period (1912-1926)

2 panel with a dynamic painting of a large pine tree overhanging a nature poem written in classical Chinese, dated: Taisho 6 (1917) , on an nicely oxidized silver-leaf background. Signed with corresponding seal: Butsugai. This is the painter Wakasa Seikyô (Butsugai) (1887-1957) , painter in Nanga style from Akita, active in Kyoto. He visited China and was heavily influenced by his Chinese contemporaries Wang Yiting and Wu Changshuo. These kind of room-dividers are light in weight and can also be easily mounted flat on a wall and presented as one piece of art. Total width: 199 cm (2 x 94,5 cm) , Height: 171 cm. When shipped we will add a certificate of authenticity.