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Red and White Poppies

Tosa Mitsumochi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold screen divided into six panels with a thin green border around the edges. The screen depicts a black and gold checkerboard patterned floor on the bottom right corner that extends diagonally across the screen to the top right. The checkerboard has a thin gold line separating it from the rest of the screen. Three poppy plants with green stems and leaves are on the screen. Two poppy plants are on the left side; one has red and gray flowers, and the other has only gray flowers. One poppy plant with red and gray flowers is on the right side. The background of the screen is gold with darker gold vertical lines in five places.

Artwork details

Date:
early 17th century
Medium:
Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
598 × 276 px
Museum record:
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