“An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), “A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and “The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya)

Six-panel screen with a gold background. A large green mountain range spans the image, with white clouds. In the bottom-left corner, a white boat with three people on it drifts on water. A group of people on horseback and on foot are on the right side of the mountain. A building with a black roof and white walls sits at the base of the mountain. Several people are gathered around the building. The artwork depicts scenes from "An Imperial Excursion", "A Boat Cast Adrift", and "The Barrier Gate".

Artwork Details

Date: 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
Culture: Japan
Dimensions: 599 × 282 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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