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Large Oshi-e Screen with Illustration of a Daimyo, Meiji

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:4,000.00 EUR Estimated At:6,400.00 - 8,000.00 EUR
Large Oshi-e Screen with Illustration of a Daimyo, Meiji
Silk, paper, cotton, painted wood frame
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1911)
Four-part folding screen with ornamental motif
Oshi-e technique on golden silk
Representation of a procession of a feudal lord (daimyo) and his entourage
Dynamic composition
Signed ‘Sekka’ lower right and with artist’s seal ‘Seppo’
Verso with old French trader’s label
Dimensions: 171.5 x 276 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate
Large ornamental folding screen with a fine vibrant composition

This four-fold screen dates to the Meiji period (1868-1911). It boasts a magnificent design in oshi-e (padded silk) on golden silk. In this technique the figures are created from colored folded silk or paper pieces in order to create a sculptural effect. It depicts a procession of a feudal lord and his extensive entourage moving from right to left. The daimyo is seated in a richly decorated palanquin amidst his attendance. Top left a passage of cranes is flying in the same direction. The dynamic composition appears particularly impressive due to the fine manner of representation. The signature ‘Sekka’ and red artist’s seal ‘Seppo’ can be found on the lower right.



Literature: Hiroko T. McDermot and Clare Pollard, Threads of Silk and Gold, Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan, The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2012, pp.178-183.



The folding screen is in good condition with signs of age. It shows repairs here and there as well as minor losses. There are some tears to the back. The wooden frame is a little loose. The height measures 171.5 cm, each panel measures 69 cm in width.



Oshi-e

Oshi-e, also known as kiritori zaiku, is a Japanese technique in which paper or silk padding is covered with colored silk or paper to create raised relief ornaments. The technique presumably has its origins in the Muromachi period. During the Meiji era, oshi-e was regarded as a feminine accomplishment alongside ikebana (the art of flower arrangement), tea ceremony and embroidery. Only a few recorded examples of this exquisite art survive today.
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