6797B

Rex Persiae (The King of Persia)

Artist: Unidentified Momoyama-Edo Artist
Title: Rex Persiae (The King of Persia)
Date: Early 17th century
Medium: Ink and paint on gold-leaf pressed onto a vermillion ground over paper. Attached to two leaves of a four-leaf folding screen.
Location: Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan. Formerly in Aizu Wakamatsu (Tsuruga) Castle.
Photo Source: Suntory Museum of Art.
Correspondence Credit: Suntory Museum of Art
Item: 6797B