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Scenes from the Tales of Saigyō

unsigned; hilly landscape with stream and flowering trees; an open-air residential structure spans the first three panels populated by men and women in deep contemplation, playing games, and reading; gold covers majority of surface and is applied in powdered form, flakes, and strips; slivers of silver also present

Date
late 16th century
In our collection
since November the 24th, 2008 up to now
Dimensions
60 × 138 5/8 in. (152.4 × 352.11 cm) (image) 66 × 146 × 3/4 in. (167.64 × 370.84 × 1.91 cm) (outer frame)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Ink, color, gold, and silver on gilded paper
Price
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Composition
oxygen65%
cadmium15%
atium5%
copper15%