Japan: ‘Winter’. Watercolour byobu folding screen painting by an unknown Japanese artist, c. 1630-1660. One half of a pair—the other screen being called ‘Spring’—this winter scene features frost-covered plum blossoms and evergreen bamboo. The unknown artist—who is clearly from the school of Unkoku Togan (1547-1618)—has used watercolor and gilded paper pulled across a wooden frame to create the screen. Adopted from the Chinese in the 7th and 8th centuries CE, screens such as this are used in Japan to separate space within a house and are an integral part of Japanese décor.

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Size: 6166px × 2870px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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