Musashi Plains left of a pair, Second quarter 17th century, Unknown Japanese, 37 1/2 × 143 1/2 in. (95.25 × 364.49 cm) (image)42 1/8 × 148 3/8 × 1/2 in. (107 × 376.87 × 1.27 cm) (mount), Ink and color on silver and gilded paper, Japan, 17th century, Below golden clouds, a silver moon sinks into an autumn meadow. A brook, glowing gold in the moonlight, trickles in and meanders through a profusion of grasses and flowers. Deep blue and white bellflowers, asters, chrysanthemums, even an orange lily left over from summer, punctuate a sea of swaying Miscanthus grass. The long, narrow composition of this pair of screens, shorter than usual height but extending over twelve feet, emphasizes the grasslands vastness.