Fine Japanese Gilded and Painted Silk Screen

Fine Japanese Gilded and Painted Silk ScreenAn exquisite Japanese four fold screen, covered in gold leafed and polychrome painted silk. Early to mid 20th century. Decorated with a festive flower cart with peonies, chrysanthemum, irises, sakura and other native flowers, on a gilded moire silk ground, bordered with double gold silk brocade band and mounted within a black lacquer wooden frame with brass bound corners. Signed by the maker lower right. Superb handmade quality, perfect mounted on a

Three pairs of these hall chairs sold Christie’s

for a wealthy person with sophisticated taste

rare first edition (1849)

Leeds in 1805 and at Commercial Street in 1811

raised on four turned and reeded bun feet on period castors

LITERATURE:

English circa 1790

Skipton (L Boynton

Weight: circa 2 lbs

Though Howard and Sons are now best known for their armchairs

132 (1953)

mid-20th c