Art Funded
Pair of six-fold screens
© Ashmolean Museum
T Mitsuoki (1616 - 1691)
Ashmolean Museum
1616 - 1691
The screens are fine examples of the Tosa School which painted mainly for the Imperial Court in Kyoto. They illustrate the Genjii Monogatari, the famous 10th century romance, which was one of the most popular sources of subject matter in Japanese painting.
- Medium: colours & ink on gold leaf on paper
- Dimensions: 87 x 273 cm
- Art Fund Grant: £2500 ( Total: £25,000)
- ArtFunded in: 1979
- Vendor: Kochukyo & Co, Tokyo
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