Six Months of the Year as Seen in the Tale of Genji
Artist: Tosa Mitsunari
each panel has small separate poem at top; scenes of figures enjoying activities in different seasons; from R, scene 1: 4 seated figures on green mat, with 2 male figures playing flute and koto; scene 2: male figure riding white horse near river with two attendants; scene 3: male figure on verandah holding stick with two figures seated in grass at LLC; scene 4: two figures in checkered pants dancing near verandah with musicians near bottom, and autumn leaves on ground; scene 5: two female figures dancing with fans on porch while male and female figures at LL watch; scene 6: winter scene with procession on horses riding through snowy mountain peaks
- Date
- before 1710
- In our collection
- since July the 30th, 2015 up to now
- Dimensions
- 39 7/8 × 81 13/16 in. (101.28 × 207.8 cm) (image) 49 9/16 × 127 13/16 × 5/8 in. (125.89 × 324.64 × 1.59 cm) (mount)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on paper
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- Composition
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