扇流図屏風, Women on a Bridge Tossing Fans into a River, Edo period (1615?1868), early 17th century, Japan, Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Image: 60 1/4 in. ? 11 ft. 7 13/16 in. (153 ? 355. 2 cm), Screens, Surrounded by billowing gold clouds, a large, gilded bridge sweeps across an expanse of dark blue water. A group of statuesque, beautifully dressed women and their young attendants sit or stand by the railings, preparing to toss painted fans into the river or watching already-discarded fans floating on the current below