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Folding screen with peacocks and peonies (kujaku botan zo by鬮u).
Japan. Edo period. 17th/18th c. Colors and gold leaf on paper. Overall size 145 x 164cm.
A couple of peacocks standing on a rock; next to light pink and white blossoming peonies.
The decorative painting of the Kan?school was popular in the Edo period. Peacocks are in Japan not native; but were an exotic import. They are a symbol for compassionate watchfulness and are associated with the Bodhisattva Kannon. Two-fold screen with silk mounting and surrounding wooden slat. Condition B/C. Traces of use; restored.Art trade; Van Ham.
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TOP28208145
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達志影像
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