Autumn and Winter Flowers and Birds, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th–18th century, Japan, Six-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk, Image: 61 1/8 x 139 3/4 in. (155.3 x 355 cm), Screens, Kano Chikanobu (Japanese, 1660–1728), On this charming screen, the peculiar fan shape known as a dansen serves as a frame for the two images and gives the viewer the impression of looking through two picturesque windows. The application of gold leaf to the reverse side of the silk lends the painting a subtle glow and a sense of depth and weight
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Autumn, Winter Flowers, Birds, Edo period, 1615–1868, 17th–18th century, Japan, Six-panel folding screen, ink, color, silk, Image, 61 1/8 x 139 3/4, 155.3 355 cm, Screens, Kano Chikanobu, Japanese, 1660–1728, charming, peculiar fan shape, dansen serves, frame, two images, gives, viewer, impression, looking picturesque, windows, application, gold leaf, reverse side, silk lends, painting, subtle glow, sense, depth, weight
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