A SIX-PANEL UNKOKU-SCHOOL SCREEN, 18TH CENTURY

painted in ink, colour and gold leaf on paper with a continuous lakeside scene, a waterfall descending near two figures seated in a fenced enclosure, and another walking towards pavilions among pine and other trees on the rocky shore, with boats moored beneath willow trees and a long bridge on the opposite shore
each panel 171 cm high, 62 cm wide, outer panels 64 cm wide

Provenance

Collection of John and Lydia Steidler, Mossgreen, Melbourne, 22 November 2012, lot 813
Private Collection, Sydney

Condition Report

Some surface wear, particularly above the lower border on two panels, a small area of surface loss on another panel just above a figure walking on the bridge. The reverse with some general wear and areas of paper tears and losses.

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