Fans upon Waves, 波に扇面流し図屏風, Edo period (1615–1868), mid-17th century, Japan, Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, 40 3/16 x 113 5/16 in. (102.1 x 287.8 cm), Screens, Wave-based imagery and designs, popular among painters of the Rinpa school, are here combined with another favorite image, the folding fan (ōgi). A screen ornamented with fans acted as a sort of miniature museum where many works of art could be viewed at once
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Fans upon Waves, 波に扇面流し図屏風, Edo period, 1615–1868, mid-17th century, Japan, Six-panel folding screen, ink, color, gold leaf, paper, 40 3/16 x 113 5/16, 102.1 287.8 cm, Screens, Wave-based imagery, designs, popular, painters, Rinpa school, combined, another favorite, image, folding fan, ōgi, screen ornamented, fans acted, sort, miniature museum, works, art, viewed
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