A pair of 2-panel Japanese screens from Mid Edo Period, 18th century, cherry blossom branch on paper, blooming in the spring. Signed and sealed by artist. Hand painted on paper with silk brocade border, lacquered wood frame and handcrafted copper hardware.
Read from signature, artist is 笹屋清三郎, also known as 蓝溪. Student of Kumashiro Yūhi (熊代熊斐) and 黑川龟玉 from Nanpin School.
Kumashiro Yūhi (熊代 熊斐; 1712 – 1772 or 1773) was a Japanese painter of the Edo Period. A member of the Nanpin school. Yūhi’s art was esteemed by the Japanese public, who regarded his paintings as a worthy native substitute for Chinese works, which were hard to find in Japan.
