Battle of Yashima, from the Tale of the Heike

A six-panel folding screen shows a sea battle rendered in gold leaf and ink, with boats crowded along dark water beneath clouds of gold. Warriors in armor and small clusters of pine trees fill the shoreline and the sea, while mountains rise at the left edge.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 17th century

Medium

Gold, and silver on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

4000 × 1983 px

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