Butterflies (Kochō), Illustration to Chapter 24 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Tosa Mitsunobu
Bamboo in the Four Seasons
Tosa Mitsunobu →late 15th–early 16th century
Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper · Image (each): 61 13/16 in. × 11 ft. 9 3/4 in. (157 × 360 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan →
On view now
The Fireflies (Hotaru), Illustration to Chapter 25 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Tosa Mitsunobu
Bracken Shoots (Sawarabi), Illustration to Chapter 48 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Tosa Mitsunobu
Beneath the Autumn Leaves (Momiji no Ga), Illustration to Chapter 7 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Tosa Mitsunobu
The Maiden of the Bridge (Hashihime), Illustration to Chapter 45 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Tosa Mitsunobu
Thoroughwort Flowers (Fujibakama), Illustration to Chapter 30 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)
Tosa Mitsunobu
