A PAIR OF SIX-PANEL ‘PINE TREES’ FOLDING SCREENS, BYOBU, BY SUZUKI SHONEN (1849-1918)

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A PAIR OF SIX-PANEL ‘PINE TREES’ FOLDING SCREENS, BYOBU, BY SUZUKI SHONEN (1849-1918) This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005: “No. 411, KA 2005, Japanese pair of Byobu 6 panel paintings of pine trees in tusch on gold leaf Meiji” Gallery price: EUR 7,400 or approx. EUR 12,400 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. Japan. Ink on gold-leafed paper. Mounted on six red-lacquered wood panels with gilt-metal fittings. Finely executed with bold brushstrokes to depict large pines with extended branches and thick needles. (2) Inscriptions: Signed ‘Shonen hitsu’ [Painted by Shonen] with seal ‘Shonen no in’ [The seal of Shonen]. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Size 171.5 x 368 cm (each) The pine is an auspicious symbol in Japan, representing longevity due to its long life, and endurance as it remains green throughout the winter months. Suzuki Shonen (1849-1918) was the son of Hyakunen, who founded a major painting studio in Kyoto in the late Edo period. Shonen inherited both the studio and his father’s impressive reputation. One of Kyoto’s most influential artists, Shonen became a professor at the Kyoto Prefecture Painting School in 1881. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related pair of six-panel byobu, by the artist, dated c. 1900, in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields, accession number 2008.347.2. Compare a closely related pair of six-panel byobu, by the artist, dated 19th-20th century, size 153 x 364 cm (each), in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, accession number 15.2000.a-b. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 9 December 2008, lot 5308 Price: USD 3,300 or approx. EUR 4,700 (for one) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject and composition. Note the size (170.1 x 378.5 cm).

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