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Azuchi Screens
The Azuchi Screens () are a set of six panel folding screen, folding-screens depicting Azuchi Castle and its nearby Azuchi, Shiga, town. Oda Nobunaga gifted them to Alessandro Valignano and, via the Tenshō embassy, Tenshō Embassy, were presented to Pope Pope Gregory XIII, Gregory XIII. They were displayed in the Vatican Museums, Vatican collections, where they were admired by visitors. However, they disappeared from historical record. Their fate is unknown and they are considered to be lost. The screens were seminal works in the development of Japanese folding screens. Variations on the name are or . History The second half and the start of the seventeenth century saw the unification of Japan through the conquests of three great military leaders: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. This era is also called the Azuchi-Momoyama period, after the sites of the great castles of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi. The period saw a rapid development in Japanese castle constr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folding Screen
A folding screen, also known as pingfeng (), is a type of free-standing furniture consisting of several frames or panels, which are often connected by hinges or by other means. They have practical and decorative uses, and can be made in a variety of designs with different kinds of materials. Folding screens originated from ancient China, eventually spreading to the rest of East Asia, and were popular amongst Europeans. History Origin Screens date back to China during the Eastern Zhou dynasty, Zhou period (771–256 BCE). These were initially one-panel screens in contrast to folding screens. Folding screens were invented during the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE). Depictions of those folding screens have been found in Han-era tombs, such as one in Zhucheng, Shandong Province. A folding screen was often decorated with beautiful art; major themes included mythology, scenes of palace life, and nature. It is often associated with intrigue and romance in Chinese literature, for ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
