Japanese Screens

Japanese ScreensJapanese screens (byobu, meaning barrier against the wind) are made of wooden lattices with two to twelve panels, covered with a paper or fabric canvas. They are unique for being beautiful artworks as well as portable furnishings, acting as backdrops for court ceremonies or partitions for intimate tea services. Artists have embraced screens as three dimensional objects, creating dynamic compositions that guide the viewers eye from one panel to the

to the awe-inspiring wooden ceiling of the Holy Name of Jesus and Saint Gregory the Great Parish

how could there be a state of paradise with only one human inhabitant

by exhibition curator Jesse Kowalski

and private collectors have commissioned numerous major works

and by several of Maybeck's dazzling

antiquaries

often dispensing with the human form altogether

judges himself

publicity photos

from his fascination with the Orient and neogothicism to his affinity for naturalism and specific geometric forms

fit for a delicious meal

whose stories continue to offer inspiration for our time