A pair of Rinpa School two-fold screens, one depicting white chrysanthemums and purple and white morning glory trailing over a bamboo fence, the other with red and white chrysanthemums and bush clover above a bamboo fence, on a gold ground, within a gold brocade silk border and black lacquer frame.

Height: 173cm, width: 182cm

Edo period, circa 1800

The Rinpa School was a distinctive Japanese painting style that emerged in the early 17th century and flourished throughout the Edo period. Named retrospectively after Ogata Kōrin (1658-1716), one of its master practitioners, Rinpa ("school of Rin") began with Hon'ami Kōetsu and Tawaraya Sōtatsu, continuing through several generations of artists who shared aesthetic sensibilities rather than direct master-disciple relationships.

The style is characterized by bold compositions, natural motifs such as plants and birds worked in bold colours and extensive use of gold leaf, with scenes often depicted on a gold ground.