Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1916-1989) era, circa 1920-1940 Chrysanthemums; a two-panel folding screen, ink, mineral pigments and gofun (calcified crushed shell) on gold-washed silk mounted on a wooden lattice within a silk brocade border and lacquer wood frame with metal corner pieces, depicting two stands of different varieties of show chrysanthemums and a third with a smaller species of aster, signed at right Sekka hitsu (Brushed by Sekka) and sealed Yoshitaka. Overall: 189cm x 177.5cm (74 3/8in x 69 7/8in); image: 167cm x 155.5cm (65¾in x 61¼in).