1970s Vintage Japanese 2-Panel Desktop Byōbu Folding Screen Signed Seihō - Winter Landscape

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An exquisite, authentic mid-century Shōwa-era Japanese Byōbu (folding table screen) featuring a serene, hand-painted winter composition by the Nihonga artist … Read more An exquisite, authentic mid-century Shōwa-era Japanese Byōbu (folding table screen) featuring a serene, hand-painted winter composition by the Nihonga artist Seihō (青鳳). Rendered on silk panel canvas, the artwork illustrates a classic Japanese winter wonderland scene. It showcases traditional thatched-roof countryside cottages nestled under heavy blankets of snow, evergreen pines, and a solitary traveler holding an umbrella crossing a wooden footbridge over a placid river.

The lower right corner features the hand-brushed Seihō signature alongside his matching circular red artist seal. The painting is framed within a beautiful cerulean-blue silk-brocade fabric border and a dark wood outer molding. The reverse side is finished in a striking vintage cream-and-gray geometric block stencil pattern, connected by a traditional cloth-hinge spine that allows it to self-stand at adjustable viewing angles. See less