A Puppet Show: The Story of the Potted Trees

A folding screen painted in ink, color and gold leaf shows a theatre stage beneath a golden sky and drifting snow-like clouds. On the right, seated musicians in black formal hats face a red curtain, while costumed figures, possibly puppets, stand in the foreground beside a small wooden structure.

Artist

Bunkaku

Date

early 18th century

Medium

Ink, color, and gold on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1592 × 634 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art