Tortoises, from a pair of six-fold screens

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Title	Tortoises, from a pair of six-fold screens
Artist	Komai Genki
Date	c. 1780
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G251

Medium:

Paintings, Painting-Folding Screen | Ink and colors on paper

Size:

65 7/16 x 141 9/16 in. (166.21 x 359.57 cm) (image)72 3/8 x 148 9/16 in. (183.83 x 377.35 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, Japan

Culture:

Asia, Japan

Style:

18th century, Edo period

Physical Description:

eleven turtles, swimming and sunning on the shore and on rocks; rocks in the water at R; pine saplings and vines with white flowers at L

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The John Cowles Family Fund

Accession Number:

2007.42.2

Artist:

Komai Genki, Japanese, d.1797

Role:

Artist

Nationality:

Japanese

Life Dates:

Japanese, d.1797

Added to Site:

March 1, 2009