Bamboo in the Four Seasons
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tosa Mitsunobu
Japanese1434–1525
About
Tosa Mitsunobu was a Japanese painter, the founder of the Tosa school of Japanese painting. Born into a family that had traditionally served as painters to the Imperial court, he was head of the court painting bureau from 1493 to 1496. In 1518, he was appointed chief artist to the Ashikaga shogunates.
Notable works
The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae), Illustration to Chapter 32 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
At the Pass (Sekiya), Illustration to Chapter 16 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
The Maidens (Otome), Illustration to Chapter 21 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
The Fireflies (Hotaru), Illustration to Chapter 25 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
The Handsome Pillar (Makibashira), Illustration to Chapter 31 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En), Illustration to Chapter 8 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
Akashi, Illustration to Chapter 13 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
The Cressets (Kagaribi), Illustration to Chapter 27 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
The Typhoon (Nowaki), Illustration to Chapter 28 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
Works in the collection
45 works
Bamboo in the Four Seasons
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Plum Tree Branch (Umegae), Illustration to Chapter 32 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
At the Pass (Sekiya), Illustration to Chapter 16 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
The Maidens (Otome), Illustration to Chapter 21 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
The Fireflies (Hotaru), Illustration to Chapter 25 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
The Handsome Pillar (Makibashira), Illustration to Chapter 31 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no En), Illustration to Chapter 8 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
Akashi, Illustration to Chapter 13 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
The Cressets (Kagaribi), Illustration to Chapter 27 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
The Typhoon (Nowaki), Illustration to Chapter 28 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
at Harvard Art Museums
More by Tosa Mitsunobu in institutions
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
