Round 6: Tossup 4

Two paired artworks of this kind created in the 1790s depict black birds perched on a white elephant and a white puppy sitting by the belly of a black bull. One maker of these artworks is known for painting “boneless” forms with no outline as well as the “dripping in” technique. (15[1])Trees covered with lichen and moss surround a dark, silvery stream filled with gold swirls in one of these artworks, whose background is coated with gold leaf. A Rinpa artwork of this kind called Red and White (*) Plum Blossoms was created by (-5[1])Ogata Kōrin. In Japan, painted examples of these objects (-5[1])are known as byōbu. Visual (10[1])elements (10[1])added onto tokonoma alcoves, fusuma doors, (-5[1])and shoji examples of these objects often adorn the backdrop of a tearoom. For 10 points, what standing pieces of furniture consist of multiple wooden or paper panels? ■END■ (10[3])

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