Photo of collection object “Butterflies”
Tosa Mitsuyoshi. “Butterflies”, late 16th–early 17th century. Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, 65 in. × 12 ft. 3/4 in. (165.1 × 367.7 cm). Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015, 2015.300.32. public-domain.
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“Butterflies”

late 16th–early 17th century

Tosa Mitsuyoshi

Asian Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Tosa Mitsuyoshi
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
Medium
Six-panel folding screen, Ink, color, Gold, gold leaf on paper
Locations
country: Japan
Period
Momoyama Period
Dimensions
65 in. × 12 ft. 3/4 in. (165.1 × 367.7 cm)
Departments
Asian Art
Accession Number
2015.300.32
Credit Line
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Rights Statement
public-domain
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