Flowering Cherry and Autumn Maples with Poem Slips1654/81
Tosa Mitsuoki painted this in 1654/81, aged about 32. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about this work
About this work
Papers with Japanese text hang from a tree bearing red and gold leaves.
Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Tosa Mitsuoki painted this in 1654/81, aged about 32. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
How it was made
- Folding screen
- Panels joined by paper hinges, so the screen stands by itself in a zigzag. The picture runs across every panel, and screens were often made in pairs.
- Ink and colour on silk
- Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Art Institute of Chicago has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1977.156-157
- Credit
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Type
- Painting
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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