A KANO SCHOOL SIX-PANEL ‘PHEASASNTS IN AUTUMN’ BYOBU (FOLDING SCREEN)

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A KANO SCHOOL SIX-PANEL ‘PHEASASNTS IN AUTUMN’ BYOBU (FOLDING SCREEN) Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Ink, watercolors, gouache, and gold leaf on paper. Mounted on silk brocade on six lacquered wood panels with finely chased metal fittings. Finely painted with a pair of pheasants standing beneath a maple tree with abundant branches, interspersed with blooming chrysanthemums and other autumnal foliage, rising at the edge of serene, waving waters, all framed by sweeping clouds above and below. SIZE 172.7 x 382.3 cm The Kano school of painters, an artistic group composed of Kano male relatives as well as talented students who were granted the family name. The Kano school provided paintings for temples and palaces in Japan’s capital cities for generations. The artists prided themselves on their knowledge of Chinese painting styles, which they adapted for Japanese tastes. Auction comparison: Compare a related Kano school six-panel byobu (folding screen) depicting egrets and a blossoming plum tree, dated 18th century, 170 x 366.6 cm, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, Vienna, 13 June 2025, lot 305 (sold for EUR 16,900).

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