

Black and white drawing of two men playing chess. The man on the left sits with his legs tucked under him on the floor. He wears a long kimono with a design on it and a traditional Japanese hat. His hair is styled in a traditional Japanese manner. The man on the right sits on a low stool. He wears a short-sleeved kimono and a traditional Japanese headband. He has a long white beard. Between the men is a low table with a chessboard on it. The men are in a tatami room. The floor is covered in a grid pattern with small floral designs. The walls are paneled. A shoji screen is visible on the right. A large circular object with a bow on it rests against the shoji screen.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1730
- Medium
- Monochrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 461 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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