Lot #116 - Japanese Folding Screen
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:The Todd Barlin Collection of Fine Oceanic & Asian Arts
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Sale Date:08 May 2016 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:116
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Lot Description:Japanese Folding Screen
depicting a young woman in a kimono with a Ikebana flower display, Taisho Period (1912 - 1926)
145.5 x 154.5 cm -
Provenance:Todd Barlin Collection.
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Notes:Japanese screens, known as by?bu in Japanese, as by?bu literally means wind wall," the original purpose of the screen was to block drafts in traditional open-layout Japanese homes but more importantly to bring beauty into often dark interiors
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Estimate:A$500 - 700
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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