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“Butterflies” by Tosa Mitsuyoshi 土佐光吉 — VisualArtsDB

“Butterflies”

“Butterflies”

Tosa Mitsuyoshi 土佐光吉

1567–1613

Medium: Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions: 65 in. × 12 ft. 3/4 in. (165.1 × 367.7 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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