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Royal Visit to Ōhara, from The Tale of the Heike

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a six-panel folding screen with a landscape scene. The background of the screen is gold-brown. There are green hills in various areas, some with trees. One hill on the right has a tree with white blossoms. There are several people on horseback. A few people are on foot. One area on the left features a triangular-roofed building. The edges of the panels have a decorative gold pattern. The screen is bordered by a thin black frame.

Artwork Details

Date
first half of the 17th century
Medium
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 270 px
Public Domain
Yes
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