JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART TIMED AUCTION MAY 2025 | May 23, 2025
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Lot 101
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Lot 101 A JAPANESE SCREEN ON OXIDIZED SILVER LEAF PRESENTING A SPRING SCENE, LATE EDO PERIOD (FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY)

Reference: ART2002212

A marvellous, tall six-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) with a painting on oxidized silver leaf presenting a spring scene.
The artwork showcases the Chinese poet and literatus Lin Bu 林逋 (967–1028), a noted Northern Song figure, leisurely seated on a raised rock formation. Beside him are a lidded container and a stack of books. He is attended by a pair of boys, who serve him and his pair of pet cranes, for which the poet was famous. Behind him, a large blooming plum tree 梅 (ume) stretches its branches, forming a canopy above him.

Lin Bu took refuge on an island in West Lake, near Hangzhou. After his death, he was given the name Lin Hejing 林和靖, meaning “Grove of Harmony”; in Japanese, he is commonly referred to as Rin Nasei 林和靖. Counted among the great recluse-poets of the Chinese tradition, Lin Hejing was renowned for his love of plum blossoms and for keeping a pair of pet cranes (as seen in this screen). In Japan, he came to be viewed as a poetic immortal.

Sealed on the right with two 4-character name seals in red.

The painting rendered in watercolour and ink on oxidized silver leaf. Silver leaf continuously undergoes the process of oxidation, which creates a beautiful aged patina. The screen is bordered by two brocade silk trims – a slender white one and a broader brown one, and is encased in a red lacquered wooden frame with protective hardware with engraved scrolling foliage design.

Total width: 375.2 cm (2 x 63.8 cm and 4 x 61.9 cm).
Height: 171.3 cm.

Considering its age, it is in a very good condition with traces of wear conform age, and restorations. Like some restoration of the silver leaf, and re-strengthening of the hinges at the backside. Please have a close look at photos to have a clear impression of the condition.

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Estimate
€2,600 - €3,000
Minimum bid
€2,400