BEAUTIFUL TWO-LEAF SCHOLAR'S SCREEN In lacquer and ivory, each leaf decorated on one side with a shibayama-type decoration, in inlays of tinted ivory, mother-of-pearl, hard stones and wood, featuring a brush-holder and incense burner surmounted by a phoenix, on saddles next to a vase and basket of flowers, against a background of nashiji lacquer; The black lacquered backs decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with quail among flowers and foliage in the light of a silver moon; the ivory frames with relief decoration of ducks and geese among aquatic plants in the lower part, the surrounds decorated with floral and geometric motifs. Small red Masafumi stamp lower right. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) H. 22.5 cm 24.8 x 0.89 cm (Small gaps in the inlay)