folding screen
The Battle of Ichinotani
The Portuguese in Japan (Namban Byobū)
The Portuguese first arrived in Japan in 1543 in the southern island of Kyushu. The Japanese found their strange appearance and habits fascinating. Many folding screens were painted of them […]
Folding Screen (Furosaki Byobū) with Hibiscus Motif
Fall and Winter Seasons in Farming, Half of a Pair of Six-panel Folding Screens Depicting the Four Seasons
Scenes of various activities during the four seasons were very popular during the Edo period (1615 -1868). The idyllic imagined life of the farmer is the subject of this screen. […]