SHUNKEI: A FINE FOUR-PANEL FOLDING SCREEN DEPICTING THE MOMIJI NO GA FROM THE TALE OF GENJI By Shunkei, signed Shunkei with seal Japan, 19th century Painted with ink, watercolors, and gold on paper, with a silk brocade frame and mounted to the black-lacquered wood screen with metal fittings, the screen depicting a scene from the seventh chapter of the Tale of Genji, titled Momiji no Ga (The Autumn Excursion), wherein the Emperor holds an elaborate rehearsal of an auspicious ceremony for Ichi no In's fiftieth birthday, with Genji dancing in front of the Empress Fujitsubo, who (unbeknownst to the Emperor) once had an affair with Genji and later gave birth to a boy who looked exactly like him, and her niece Wakamurasaki. Signed SHUNKEI with an illegible seal center right. SIZE 180 x 91.5 cm Condition: Good condition with minor wear, soiling, small touchups here and there, and few minuscule losses. Provenance: German private collection.