# Waves at Matsushima 松島図屏風, in Tawaraya Sotatsu

Tawaraya Sotatsu painted this in 17th century. It is now at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC.

From the museum's label:

> The brilliant paintings on this pair of folding screens are regarded as masterpieces among only six surviving sets of screens by Sotatsu, a talented and innovative artist who headed a painting workshop known as Tawaraya. As a townsman, Sotatsu produced paintings such as fans for popular consumption.

_Text from the National Museum of Asian Art._

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## The work

- Date: 17th century
- Medium: Ink, color, gold, and silver on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (overall \[each\]): 166 x 369.9 cm (65 3/8 x 145 5/8 in)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, F1906.231-232
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Tawaraya Sotatsu](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/tawaraya-sotatsu), fl. ca. 1600–1643

4 works in the collection.

## Walk on

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