Byobu - Lacquer, Paper, Wood - Beautiful 2-panel room divider with a flower & rock design next to a nature poem, signed and dated. - Japan - Taishō period (1912-1926)

Very elegant two panel byobu-screen with a polychrome painting of various blooming spring flowers around a rock. A secret wild patch of plants thrives behind a rough looking rock; an appealing soft pink tree peony, a white begonia and white camellia are in full bloom during spring. To the left of this flower scene an inscription consisting of 28 kanji, a shichigon zekku 七言絶句, which is a classical Chinese quatrain The screen is dated ‘spring of the year Hei'in’, or 1926 by Seison. De seals reads ‘Miyazaki Hajime’in’ and ‘Seison’. We attribute the room divider to the artist Miyazaki Seison, of who the date of birth and death is unknown. The dark brown wooden frame with original hardware. Total width: 155 cm; (2 x 77. 5 cm) , Height: 154. 7 cm. These kinds of room-dividers are light in weight and can also be easily mounted flat on a wall and presented as one piece of art. When shipped we will add a certificate of authenticity.