The Art of the Japanese Folding Screen: The Collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Ashmolean Museum by Oliver Impey
4to. pp. 111. colour illustrations. hardcover. dw. (fine condition). Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1997.
ISBN-10: 0834803895 & 1854440810 / ISBN-13: 9780834803893
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The Japanese folding screen is one of the most beautiful and ingenious devices in the history of decorative arts. Oliver Impey reviews the use and design of the folding screen, provides 24 superb examples, discusses individual artists, and describes all major themes and styles. This book is an excellent introduction to the genre of decorative arts.