源氏物語図屏風「御幸」・「浮船」・「関谷」|“An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), “A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and “The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya)
Tosa Mitsuyoshi
mid-16th–early 17th century
Medium
Painted sliding doors (fusuma-e) remounted as a pair of four-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions
Image (each screen): 65 1/2 in. × 11 ft. 8 in. (166.4 × 355.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1955
Accession Number
55.94.1, .2
Tags
BoatsHorsesMenWomen
About the Artist
Tosa Mitsuyoshi · 1539–1639
Japanese, 1539–1613