Unusual pattern choice for this modern high end obi, inspired by the famous Zo to Kujira-zu byôbu (Elephant and Whale folding screens) painted by mid-Edo animal lover artist Ito Jakuchu.
Those folding screens were rediscovered in 2008. There is apparently no hidden allegory behind the whale/elephant pairing beside the fact that artist once saw an elephant and a whale and (rightly) went "well they're neat".
Those screens were ordered to be displayed during Gion matsuri, and whimsical patterns were often favored for this occasion.
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Nakamura Naondo (1905-1981) — Four Leaf Folding Screen [gouache on japanese paper and silver leaf, ca. 1960]
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Hans Christiansen (design), Georg Hulbe (manufacturer)
folding screen
circa 1897
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Folding-Screen (1968) designed by Egon Eiermann for the "Langer Eugen", the office building for members of the German parliament, in Bonn, Germany.
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Yokoyama Taikan
Autumn Leaves Screen, & Details
1931
Japanese folding screen. Adachi Museum of Art
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The Los Angeles House: Decoration and Design in America's 20th-Century City, 1995
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The geisha series continues, now with a big ol' cat.
This illustration has been bought by a friend and is currently hanging on a wall in London ^_^
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『魔法少女シンデレラ』 Wizard girl Cinderella
屏風 三曲一隻 Three-panel folding screen
(1705x745mm)
2023年 鈴木博雄 Hiroo Suzuki
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