TWO SIX-PANEL 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' FOLDING SCREENS Meiji (1869-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) Era, 20th ...

TWO SIX-PANEL 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' FOLDING SCREENS Meiji (1869-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) Era, 20th Century One painted with several varietals of white chrysanthemums interspersed with small crops of red and yellow chrysanthemums all growing behind a bamboo fence in a garden with a river nearby, the petals and the reeds of the fence built up in impasto, the fence applied with silver leaf, the background speckled with gold leaf, bearing the seal I'nen; the other with clusters of white chrysanthemums with impasto petals growing amidst grass, the background entirely gilt. 66 1/2 x 24in (168.9 x 61cm) each panel, overall; 67 1/4 x 24 1/2in (170.8 x 6.2cm) each panel, overall (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. Provenance: Screen with chrysanthemums behind fence: Collection of the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, Bequest of Mary and Pete Mark (acc. no. T2018.92.9) Screen with chrysanthemums in grass: Naga Antiques, New York, by repute (according to label) Collection of the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, Bequest of Mary and Pete Mark (acc. no. T2018.92.10) Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing