Tosa Mitsuoki's 1670 Portrait of Sen no Rikyu in Private Collection

A 1670 hanging scroll portrait attributed to Japanese artist Tosa Mitsuoki depicts the tea master Sen no Rikyu. Created with ink and colors on silk, this work from the Edo period is held in the private collection of Jane and Raphael Bernstein. Tosa Mitsuoki, who lived from 1617 to 1691, was a prominent painter of the Tosa school. The portrait's subject is tentatively identified as the influential tea ceremony figure Sen no Rikyu. This artwork represents a significant example of 17th-century Japanese portraiture. The piece was documented on artcritical.com on January 18, 2015. Its current location remains within a private collection rather than a public institution. The painting's materials and format are characteristic of traditional Japanese hanging scroll works.