Early Spring

Unkoku School, Japan, c. 1630-1660, ink, paper, gold leaf

Japanese folding screens are traditionally ‘read’ from right to left. The right panel features snowy prunus branches already in blossom suggesting that spring is breaking, while in the left panel spring is in full swing. The rippling of the water is highly stylized, whereas the flowering plants are precisely rendered. The gold leaf creates the sense of a wide-open space.

  • Artwork typekamerscherm
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1464-A
  • Dimensionsheight 180.0 cm x width 370.0 cm
  • Physical characteristicsKleuren op met bladgoud verguld papier, gespannen over een houten raamwerk