MAGNIFICENT JAPANESE SOGA SHOHAKU FOLDING SCREEN Edo Antique 12 Foot Long Byobu - $12,000 - (Bellevue, WA)

MAGNIFICENT JAPANESE BYOBU, 7 SENNIN FOLDING SCREENEdo Period Masterpiece, School of Soga Shohaku (1730-1781)Rare and Important, Museum Quality Exquisite Japanese six panel folding screen, representing the epitome of Shogun era aesthetic. Exceptionally well depicted Sennin, or Japanese Immortals, individually rendered with sublime artistry. Masterful brushwork exhibiting a sublime balance of bold lines and subtle washes. Harmonious composition with detailed figures in sumptuous robes, each with their own unique accoutrements and attributes. Soga Shohaku was one of the Edo Period's most famous painters, known for his monochrome portraits of mythological characters. He, and his circle, created some of the most fantastic scrolls and screens of the 1700s. We have conservatively attributed this folding screen to his school, however we believe it could be by his own hand. The brushwork is of rare and highly developed quality. The screen is of significant size, measuring approximately 68 inches high and over 12 feet long when extended flat as a wall hanging. Displayed standing and partially folded, length is determined by the degree to which these screens are opened, making them highly versatile works of art. When folded closed for storage or shipment, the screen measures approximately 25.25 inches wide by 68 inches high by 4.25 inches thick. Would have originally been displayed in a large home or castle of a wealthy Samurai family or member of the Daimyo aristocracy during the Edo Period of the late 1700s. Utilized as a room divider to block drafts in the massive open spaces at a time when there was no central heating, or exhibited along the long walls of a gathering hall where important guests were entertained. The images are exquisitely rendered in ink and mounted upon a gilt paper ground, within a border of silk brocade, framed in wood, and backed with heavy paper. Cultivated images of the seven Sennin include a laughing sage surfing upon his straw hat with a sake g…

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