“An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), “A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and “The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya), by Tosa Mitsuyoshi, mid-16th–early 17th century
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“An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), “A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and “The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya)

Tosa Mitsuyoshi (Japanese, 1539–1613)

mid-16th–early 17th century

Medium
Painted sliding doors (fusuma-e) remounted as a pair of four-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
Image (each screen): 65 1/2 in. × 11 ft. 8 in. (166.4 × 355.6 cm)
Culture
Japan
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
Fletcher Fund, 1955
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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