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Folding Screen Scarlet Hibiscus
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Some of the flowers of the scarlet hibiscus have finished blooming and several leaves are already turning orange: it is late summer, and the dragonflies still dart about. Kenji stamped three sheets of leather in relief and then painted them with vibrant colours and sprinkled gold powder. Details of the flowers are inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFolding Screen Scarlet Hibiscus. 1939. Kawai Kenji. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
