A JAPANESE FOUR-PANEL SMALL SCREEN, 18TH CENTURY | Geese: a four-panel screen

ink on gold paper, mounted on brocade in one piece, framed, Kano school, signed Raimosai hitsu, depicting a gaggle of geese flying and further geese feeding by the riverside

The connecting sections of four panels all have some typical soiling and some areas along the edges have been stabilized. There are a few small areas where the gilt may have been retouched, including an L-shaped section to the left of a far left goose (approx. 1 x 1 in.) where Otherwise, the condition is consistent with age. The back has a large water stain, but it does not affect the actual paintings on the front. The lacquer frame has 5 chips on the lower part, which can easily be fixed.
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