Reeds and Flowers (Translation)
草花図扇面 桃山-江户時代 紙本金地着色 (Primary Title)
Fan (Object Name)

Unknown (Artist)

mid–late 16th century
Japanese
Fans
Paintings
Works On Paper
Fan mounted as album leaf; ink, color, gold and silver on paper
Overall: 7 1/8 × 19 1/2 in. (18.1 × 49.53 cm)
68.51.7
Not on view

“What need have for a palace?

Rather to lie with you

where the weeds grow thick.”

--from The Tale of Genji

Tosa School 土佐派
Muromachi (1392-1573) or Momoyama period (1573-1615)
Unsigned
None
None
Special Oriental Art Purchase Fund
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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