

Six-panel folding screen with a gold background, featuring a scene of people on boats and buildings amidst clouds and trees, painted by Tosa Mitsuyoshi, titled "Butterflies". The screen is divided into six panels. The background is gold with a subtle texture. There are several boats with people on them. The boats are on water that is not clearly visible, implied by the presence of the boats. There are green hills and brown trees. Several large black butterflies are flying around. There are buildings on the boats and on land. The buildings have brown roofs and are surrounded by green. People are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. The overall style is traditional Japanese painting.
Artwork Details
- Date
- late 16th–early 17th century
- Medium
- Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 264 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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