

Six panel screen painted with gold leaf. Women wear traditional Chinese clothing in white, orange and green. Children wear orange or white. Figures stand in a garden with trees and plants with large leaves. Buildings with roofs made of yellow squares are visible in the background. Shadows of trees on the ground are in green. Buildings are painted in black with green trim. Figures walk on diagonal pathways. One woman is seated in a pavilion. A brown dog stands beside a man on the central path. Women hold fans or flowers.
Artwork Details
- Date
- first half 17th century
- Medium
- Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 598 × 300 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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