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

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, mid-16th–early 17th century

Artist

Tosa Mitsuyoshi (Japanese, 1539–1613)

Date

mid-16th–early 17th century

Culture or place

Japan

Medium

Painted sliding doors (fusuma-e) remounted as a pair of four-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper

Size

Image (each screen): 65 1/2 in. × 11 ft. 8 in. (166.4 × 355.6 cm)

Type

Paintings

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed