Birds, Flowers, and Insects (Translation)
花鳥草虫図小屏風 室町時代 土佐光信 六曲一雙 紙本着色 (Primary Title)
six-panel folding screen (Object Name)
Attributed to, Tosa Mitsunobu, Japanese, 1434 - 1525 (Artist)
This pair of screens (66.72.1 and 66.72.2), illustrating seasonal flowers, plants, birds, and other animals, is among the few surviving works attributed to Mitsunobu, the founder of the Tosa school and chief of the imperial painting academy. His use of Chinese themes and styles of the Song and Yuan dynasty, unique compositions, delicate brushwork, and vivid color make these screens among the most important works to integrate both Chinese and Japanese elements in the history of Japanese painting.
Tosa School 土佐派
Muromachi period (1392-1573)
Unsigned
None
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
"Japanese Art from the Virginia Museum," Delaware Art Museum, September 23, 1982 - October 31, 1982
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