A Japanese Folding Screen Depicting A Landscape, Signed Eisho Kano

A six-panel byōbu screen, painted in polychrome pigments and gold powder on a light background, depicting a vast agricultural landscape immersed in nature, with rice fields, pathways, and a valley framed by gentle hills and mountainous reliefs.

Traditional minka houses host groups of figures engaged in everyday activities.

The panels are finished with light silk borders, a lacquered wooden frame, and metal corner fittings.

Signed Eisho Kano (-1888) in the lower right corner.

Period: Edo–Meiji, mid-19th century
Dimensions: 169.5 × 377 cm
Condition: Excellent overall condition. Some paper cracks are visible along the panel joints, along with minor surface wear. The lacquered wooden frame shows some signs of wear.