Six Tama Rivers, six-panel folding screen

Six panels of a folding screen on a gold ground show ink and colour landscapes with small figures in Japanese court dress and a bird among plants. A full moon hangs above misty hills, while a seated figure in patterned robes rests on a red mat at center.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Date

1833

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

4000 × 1765 px

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