# “Butterflies” (Kochō), from the Tale of Genji

- By: Tosa Mitsuyoshi (Japanese, 1539–1613)
- Date: late 16th–early 17th century
- Medium: Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
- Classification: Paintings
- Dimensions: 65 in. × 12 ft. 3/4 in. (165.1 × 367.7 cm)
- Culture: Japan
- Credit line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53242)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/met/CRDImages/as/web-large/DP362565.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)