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Imanaka Soyū
Birds and FlowersTaishō 1912-1926

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Six-panel folding screen with mineral pigment landscape painting of mossy boulders, ferns, pine trees, cherry blossoms, and small birds across a gold and celadon ground
Japanese six-panel folding screen with birds-and-flowers composition; sinuous pale tree branches cross the panels, with black-and-white birds perched among dense foliage in orange, green, and white, rolling hills visible in the background.
Three-panel folding screen with a forest landscape in soft green, gold, and brown tones; mossy rocks and fern fronds in the foreground, a gnarled pine tree at right, and a small bird perched on a bare branch in the upper corner against a pale green ground.
Four-panel Japanese folding screen depicting a forest landscape with pine trees, ferns, and flowering branches in soft green, yellow, lavender, and taupe, rendered in mineral pigments with delicate brushwork on a pale gold ground.
Four-panel Japanese folding screen with a garden landscape: pine branches spread across the upper portion, rocky outcroppings covered in pale lavender flowering vines and ferns at left, mixed foliage with orange and white blooms at right, two small birds perched among branches, rendered in soft greens, yellows, and muted golds with fine mineral pigment detail.
Two-panel folding screen with mineral pigment nature scene on gold ground; pine branches with small perching birds fill the upper portion, while orange-leafed shrubs, broad-leafed plants, and white blossoms occupy the lower register; one bird in flight at center; lavender wisteria and mossy rocks at left; vertical column of red seal script at upper left.
Four-panel folding screen with mineral pigment bird-and-flower painting; intertwining trees with white blossoms and orange-red foliage fill a soft green landscape, with two blue-and-gray birds perched on curving branches and small yellow flowers dotting the hillside.
Four-panel folding screen with a landscape of gnarled trees bearing green and orange foliage, small birds perched in upper branches, yellow wildflowers in a meadow, and white blossoms at upper right, rendered in mineral pigments on a pale gold ground.
Japanese folding screen panel, nature scene with lush green canopy trees bearing white blossoms and orange-red foliage, a small blue-gray bird perched on a pale curving branch at center, ferns in the foreground, fine brushwork with delicate ink outlining; red seal and signature at lower right.
Artist or Maker
Imanaka Soyū
Japan, 1886-1959
Title
Birds and Flowers
Date Made
Taishō 1912-1926
Medium
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color and goldleaf on silk
Dimensions
.1-.2) 71 3/4 x 145 in. (182.25 x 368.3 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of David and Margaret Barry
Accession Number
M.2017.168.1-.2
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • "Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2016-2017: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Archives of Asian Art 68, no.2 (2018): 243-245.