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Gold-ground Japanese screen painting of a stage with a red curtain, seated musicians in black hats on the right, and costumed figures among snowy clouds.

A Puppet-show: <em>The Story of The Potted Trees</em>

A folding screen painted in ink, color and gold leaf shows a theatre stage beneath a golden sky and drifting snow-like clouds. On the right, seated musicians in black formal hats face a red curtain, while costumed figures, possibly puppets, stand in the foreground beside a small wooden structure.

Artist
Bunkaku
Date
early 18th century
Medium
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1592 × 634 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1734).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

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