Folding Screen Scarlet Hibiscus

Kawai Kenji (signed by artist), 1939

Some of the flowers of the scarlet hibiscus have finished blooming and several leaves are already turning orange: it is late summer, and the dragonflies still dart about. Kenji stamped three sheets of leather in relief and then painted them with vibrant colours and sprinkled gold powder. Details of the flowers are inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

  • Artwork typekamerscherm
  • Object numberAK-RAK-2021-4
  • Dimensionsheight 167 cm x width 45 cm, width 179 cm, height 167 cm x width 90 cm
  • Physical characteristicshout, leer en lak