Byobu Maruyama School Edo Japan

High quality Byôbu screen from the refined school of Maruyama with six panels representing waves crashing on a small rocky beach. sea ​​Bushes grow around the pines and still have bright red autumn leaves. The others having been carried away by the wind. The scene is shrouded in mist where two boat sails and dense clouds of gold leaf disappear. The scene is surrounded by golden leaf clouds. Signed lower right by the artist Maruyama Ôzui (1766-1829). Signed 'Made by Ôzui'. 'Ôzui' seal. He was the eldest son and student of Maruyama Ôkyo (1733-1795), the founder of Kyoto's main school of painting - the Maruyama School. He adopted Ôshin, son of his brother Ôju as his son. In the 1790s, he was commissioned to paint some of the fusuma (sliding doors) for the restoration of the Kyoto Imperial Palace. The panels are surrounded by two silk borders, a thin one in brown brocade, and a wide one in light brown and silver brocade. Protected by a black lacquered wooden frame. Traces of age, wear and old restoration. Dimensions: Total width: 378cm (2 x 64.4cm, 4 x 62.3cm); Height: 171.9cm. Considering its age (between 190 and 3240 years this byobu is in good condition with traces of wear and restorations of use The panels are mounted with two borders of brown and silver brocade surrounded by a black frame with its original fittings This byobu seduced me with its hazy and finally quite abstract side we see here how much Japanese art has influenced modern European painting we have here a mix of european painting realised in a japanese way