Vintage Japanese Showa 4 Panel Folding Screen Peony Swallow Butterfly Polychrome 36" Shakuhachi depicting Japanese troops crossing a

depicting Japanese troops crossing a pontoon bridge over the Yalu River during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05

Shunga or "Spring Art" such as this was outlawed throughout Japan for centuries but persisted even by the very most famous artists

resulting in intricate and vivid designs

the elaborate cross-form iron lock fitting on the kinko-dana door is a bold statement of the period blacksmith's craft

Vintage Japanese Showa 4 Panel Folding Screen Peony Swallow Butterfly Polychrome 36" Shakuhachi depicting Japanese troops crossing aJapanese Showa Four Panel Folding Screen Peony Swallow Butterfly Polychrome Korean Influenced 36 Inches A vivid and exuberantly decorated mid Showa period Japanese four panel folding screen (byobu) in the bird and flower (kach ga) tradition, notable for its warm ochre buff ground and richly polychrome palette showing strong Korean minhwa decorative influence. The composition sweeps across all four panels as a single unified image: cascading peony