KYOTO--Two “kakejiku” hanging scrolls made using advanced techniques of Nishijin brocade weaving that depict famed “byobu” folding screen paintings were donated on March 14 to Kenninji ...

Folding screens are used to partition and decorate traditional Japanese rooms. The newly discovered pair of screens, “Chikkei zu byobu” (before 1790) by Jakuchu and “Bairi zu byobu ...