Vintage Chinese 4 Panel Silk Screen Herons Hunting Water Lily Pond Cranes Byobu

Description

Mid 20th century Chinese four panel Byobu screen. Made of silk featuring hand painted detail of herons or cranes hunting in the water lilies. Each lily stands tall, and the birds have a fierce concentration on the water below. Signed upper left, black lacquered frame with brass accents.

Provenance : Jerome Schottenstein Estate, Columbus Ohio. Jerome was was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founder of Schottenstein Stores Corp. The Schottenstein family were Lithuanian immigrants who began an extensive business empire in the late 19th Century. Schottenstein Stores owns stakes in DSW and American Signature Furniture; American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB360 Capital Partners, over 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes and furniture. It also holds an ownership interest in American Eagle Outfitters, Wehmeyer in Germany, Cold Stone Creamery and The Mazel Company.

Condition

Good overall, gently used, tear to bottom left panel of screen.

Dimensions

72" x 72" x 3", each panel 18"