Description A PAIR OF TWO PANEL 'GOLD LEAF' SCREENS, EDOJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The screens simply and elegantly decorated with squares of gold foil on paper overall. Each mounted to a black-lacquered wood screen with metal fittings decorated with floral scroll.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and few scratches, the wood with minor nicks and scratches, the backsides with small tears.Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts.Dimensions: Size when opened 129 x 116 cm each