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Mitsunobu

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WA-00054388

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WikidataQ3042277

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Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
NationalityWikidata· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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Aic
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About

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Tosa Mitsunobu was a Japanese painter, the founder of the Tosa school of Japanese painting. Born into a family that had traditionally served as painters to the Imperial court, he was head of the court painting bureau from 1493 to 1496. In 1518, he was appointed chief artist to the Ashikaga shogunates.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 85% · Updated 8d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (7)

Two Women in a Room Opening on a Verandah

1720 · Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper

10 1/2 x 15 in. (26.7 x 38.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Interior, Three Figures: Sake Party

1720 · Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper

10 1/2 x 15 in. (26.7 x 38.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Autumnal Vegetation (秋草透鐔)

1601 · Iron, gold, copper, silver-copper alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>)

H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); W. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Return to Court of the Four Graybeards of Mount Shang (left); Su Shi’s Visit to the Wind and Water Cave (right

1571 · Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper

Image (each screen): 68 3/4 in. x 12 ft. 4 7/8 in. (174.6 x 378.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flowers and Grasses of the Four Seasons

1567 · Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold paint, and gold leaf on paper

Image (each): 59 15/16 in. × 11 ft. 7 7/16 in. (152.2 × 354.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Birds and Flowers

1540 · One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper

Image: 155.9 x 339.4 cm (61 3/8 x 133 5/8 in.); Overall: 168.5 x 352.2 cm (66 5/16 x 138 11/16 in.); Closed: 172.5 x 61 x 11.3 cm (67 15/16 x 24 x 4 7/16 in.); Panel: 168.5 x 58.7 cm (66 5/16 x 23 1/8 in.); with frame: 171.7 x 355.4 cm (67 5/8 x 139 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bamboo in the Four Seasons

1480 · Pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper

Image (each): 61 13/16 in. × 11 ft. 9 3/4 in. (157 × 360 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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7 published of 8 catalogued · 8 with image

The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Birds and Flowers
1540 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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