Musashi Plain (Translation)
武藏野図屏風 江戸時代 六曲一双 紙本金地着色 (Primary Title)
six panel folding screen (Object Name)
Unknown (Artist)
This pair of screens depicts an autumn view of Musashi Plain in western
Tokyo, with Mount Fuji rising above the clouds in the left scene and a full
moon falling behind the grasses and wildflowers in the right. Musashi Plain
appeared in ancient Japanese poetry of the Heian period, including Collection of Ten Thousands of Leaves
and Tale of Ise. In the early Edo
period, the Musashi Plain reemerged as a popular subject in art. The original
silver has darkened as a result of oxidation over time.
Rinpa School 琳派
Edo period (1615-1868)
Unsigned
None
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Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
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