Kano Eishu Tomonobu (1809–1884), Kano school, Rokkyoku byôbu (six-panel folding screen), Japan, Meiji period, signed and dated 狩野永秀知信生年七十四歲畫 (Kanô Eishû Tomonobu seinen nana jû yon sai ga, ‘Kano Eishu Tomonobu, created at the age of 74 [1883]’), approximately 91.5x48.5 (each outer panel), approximately 91.5x46.5 (each inner panel) (restorations)
Kano Eishu Tomonobu (1809–1884), Kano school, Rokkyoku byôbu (six-panel folding screen), Japan, Meiji period, signed and dated 狩野永秀知信生年七十四歲畫 (Kanô Eishû Tomonobu seinen nana jû yon sai ga, ‘Kano Eishu Tomonobu, created at the age of 74 [1883]’), approximately 91.5x48.5 (each outer panel), approximately 91.5x46.5 (each inner panel) (restorations)
Overall wear to the surface
Restorations (old tears)
Reinforcements with tape at the back (5)
Lacks to the surface
Some surface scratches
Some stains
Some cracks
Some tears
Some knocks
Weakened frame
Chips and lacks to the frame
The right panel (when facing the screen) is weakened, with missing ornaments
Consolidation at the back of the second-to-last panel from the right (when facing the screen)