Six-Panel Flowers Screen: Kitagawa Sosetsu

Circa 1640
Paper, natural pigment and ink on gold ground
seal mark of Sousetsu on each panel
W:65.7cm x H:28.6cm

Rimpa souka-zu six-panel folding screen of floral sprays with a square seal mark of Inen and round seal mark of Sousetsu in each painting.

Sosetsu was one of the best pupils of Tawaraya Sotatsu (early 17th century), and may have taken over the workshop after the master passed away. His favoured subjects were flowers and plants.