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"Twelve Japanese Screens": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 37, no. 2 (Fall, 1979)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 37 | NUMBER 2

"Twelve Japanese Screens"

Meech-Pekarik, Julia

1979

64 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

About the authors

Julia Meech

Met Art in Publication

Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers), Sōami Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper, Japan — Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers)
Sōami
early 16th century

The Rebellions of the Hōgen and Heiji Eras

, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — The Rebellions of the Hōgen and Heiji Eras
Japan
17th century

“An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), “A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and “The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya), Tosa Mitsuyoshi Japanese, Painted sliding doors (fusuma-e) remounted as a pair of four-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — “An Imperial Excursion” (Miyuki), “A Boat Cast Adrift” (Ukifune), and “The Barrier Gate” (Sekiya)
Tosa Mitsuyoshi
mid-16th–early 17th century

The Torii Gate of Gion Shrine, Sliding doors (fusama) remounted as a two-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan — The Torii Gate of Gion Shrine
Japan
early 17th century

Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Old Plum
Kano Sansetsu
1646

Autumn Millet and Small Birds, Kano Sanraku Japanese, Pair of eight-panel foldingscreens; ink, color, and gold on gilt paper, Japan — Autumn Millet and Small Birds
Kano Sanraku

Bugaku Dances (front); Chinese Lions (reverse), Hanabusa Itchō Japanese, Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Bugaku Dances (front); Chinese Lions (reverse)
Hanabusa Itchō
early 18th century

Rough Waves, Ogata Kōrin Japanese, Two-panel folding screen; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Rough Waves
Ogata Kōrin
ca. 1704–9

Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges), Ogata Kōrin Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gold leaf on paper, Japan — Irises at Yatsuhashi (Eight Bridges)
Ogata Kōrin
after 1709

Landscapes with the Chinese Literati Su Shi and Tao Qian

, Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪 Japanese, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and gold leaf on paper, Japan — Landscapes with the Chinese Literati Su Shi and Tao Qian
Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪
1795–99

Autumn Grasses in Moonlight, Shibata Zeshin Japanese, Two-panel folding screen; ink, lacquer, silver, and silver leaf on paper, Japan — Autumn Grasses in Moonlight
Shibata Zeshin
second half of the 19th century

Persimmon Tree, Sakai Hōitsu Japanese, Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper, Japan — Persimmon Tree
Sakai Hōitsu
1816

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