Description
In the lower left corner of this screen is the seal Inen, which was the trademark of the Tawaraya school established by Tawaraya Sôtatsu (n.d.). The seal was also used by other artists besides Sôtatsu himself. This work, on an eight-panel folding screen, is decorated with gold foil and depicts poppies, which bloom in summer. The gold foil covering the background probably represents the brilliant sunlight of a summer day.
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ColBase
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
June 1, 2026