Quails with a cricket, millet and flowers

Tosa Mitsuoki, c. 1655 - c. 1681

Painters of the Tosa School were purveyors of art to the Japanese imperial court. They worked in an extremely meticulous and refined style. Within the confines of the small picture plane, Tosa Mitsuoki portrayed a rich autumnal scene with a pair of quails, the hen of which has caught a cricket. They are surrounded by ears of millet, hibiscus, balloon flowers, and tsuyukusa (Asiatic dayflower).

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-MAK-168
  • Dimensionswidth 350 mm, height 1135 mm x width 394 mm, diameter 40 mm, width 443 mm, height 7 cm x width 48 cm x depth 7.5 cm, diameter 24 mm
  • Physical characteristicsink and colour on silk