Screen

Artist Kamada (Japanese, 1871 - 1899)

DateLate 19th century

MediumIvory, wood, bone and lacquer

Dimensions.1: 69 × 29 3/4 × 8 inches (175.26 × 75.57 × 20.32 cm)
.2: 69 × 29 3/4 × 4 1/2 inches (175.26 × 75.57 × 11.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alan Atha and Linda Nelson Atha

Object number2019.13.1,2

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Collections

East Asian Art

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DescriptionThe lacquered wooden two-panel screen is decorated with ivory, bone, and shell inlays of bird-and-flower motifs on the front and back. The panels are connected with metal hinges, and there are wheels on the feet. The upper three-quarters of the front panels is decorated with flowers and insects. On the left panel are carved ivory iris blossoms in high relief, while on the right panel are carved ivory chrysanthemum blossoms. Falling cherry blossoms in inlaid ornament are found on the backs of the panels. The ivory motifs, the other smaller flower motifs made of dyed bone, and bird and insect motifs are executed in the Shibayama inlay technique into the lacquered surface. The borders of the panels are further decorated with intricate wooden carvings of chrysanthemum flowers. The outer border is stained in a darker brown. The bottom quarter of the front of the panels are decorated separately with carved wooden motifs such as wave and chrysanthemum.

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