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Ink And Colour On Gilded Paper Collection

Background imageInk And Colour On Gilded Paper Collection: Tiger and Leopard, 1668. Creator: Sekkei Yamaguchi (Japanese, 1644-1732)

Tiger and Leopard, 1668. Creator: Sekkei Yamaguchi (Japanese, 1644-1732)
Tiger and Leopard, 1668. Sekkei lived and studied painting in Kyoto at the Kano school studio, the center of traditional painting activity in Japan since 1500

Background imageInk And Colour On Gilded Paper Collection: Scenes from the Tale of Genji, late 1700s. Creator: Tosa School (Japanese)

Scenes from the Tale of Genji, late 1700s. Creator: Tosa School (Japanese)
Scenes from the Tale of Genji, late 1700s

Background imageInk And Colour On Gilded Paper Collection: Paulownias and Chrysanthemums, late 1700s-early 1800s. Creator: Sakai Hoitsu (Japanese, 1761-1828)

Paulownias and Chrysanthemums, late 1700s-early 1800s. Creator: Sakai Hoitsu (Japanese, 1761-1828)
Paulownias and Chrysanthemums, late 1700s-early 1800s. In interior settings, particularly of the Yoshiwara (Edos entertainment district)

Background imageInk And Colour On Gilded Paper Collection: Irises, 1700s. Creator: Watanabe Shik? (Japanese, 1683-1755)

Irises, 1700s. Creator: Watanabe Shik? (Japanese, 1683-1755)
Irises, 1700s. The subject of this painting comes from a 10th-century text. It tells of a young noblemans journey into the lonely countryside, far from the capital city of Heian-kyo (Kyoto)

Background imageInk And Colour On Gilded Paper Collection: Lions, 1668. Creator: Sekkei Yamaguchi (Japanese, 1644-1732)

Lions, 1668. Creator: Sekkei Yamaguchi (Japanese, 1644-1732)
Lions, 1668. Sekkei lived and studied painting in Kyoto at the Kano school studio, the center of traditional painting activity in Japan since 1500

Background imageInk And Colour On Gilded Paper Collection: Horse Race at the Kamo Shrine, 1615-50. Creator: Tosa School (Japanese)

Horse Race at the Kamo Shrine, 1615-50. Creator: Tosa School (Japanese)
Horse Race at the Kamo Shrine, 1615-50. Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, seen in the upper half of the left screen, has held an annual horse race on May 5th since the ninth century

Background imageInk And Colour On Gilded Paper Collection: Chrysanthemums by a Stream, late 1700s-early 1800s. Creator: Ogata Korin (Japanese

Chrysanthemums by a Stream, late 1700s-early 1800s. Creator: Ogata Korin (Japanese
Chrysanthemums by a Stream, late 1700s-early 1800s. The two lines of script prominently written on the outermost panel of this screen ( byobu ) identify the author as Korin

Background imageInk And Colour On Gilded Paper Collection: Ivy Lane, 1700s. Creator: Fukae Roshu (Japanese, 1699-1757)

Ivy Lane, 1700s. Creator: Fukae Roshu (Japanese, 1699-1757)
Ivy Lane, 1700s. Infrequently Japanese painters chose a single byobu instead of the normal format of paired six-fold screens


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