Small Japanese 18th Century Edo / Tokugawa Period Six-Part Hand Painted Japanese Screen on Paper With Gold-Leaf and Silk

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Small Japanese 18th century Edo / Tokugawa Period six-part hand painted Japanese table screen on paper with gold-leaf and silk. … Read more Small Japanese 18th century Edo / Tokugawa Period six-part hand painted Japanese table screen on paper with gold-leaf and silk. Depicts a court scene from The Tale of Genji. With continuous woven silk border in slender ebonized wood and brass hinged frame, the reverse lined with block-printed paper, later mounted on a wooden cleat across the back for hanging. Measures 47 1/2" x 18" x 3/8" thick. Wear consistent with age; tear upper left. Presents well. See less