Children Playing in Summer and Winter

Maruyama Ōshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Six-panel screen with a brown and gold border. The background is a light gray-beige color with shiny gold and white speckles throughout. The image is divided into six panels. The left two panels show two children: one wearing a blue and white outfit, the other a yellow outfit. The two on the left are standing on a beach-like area, with one child bending down to pick up something. The middle two panels depict a boat on water, with one child standing and holding a long pole; another child sits in the boat covered in a white and red patterned cloth. The right two panels feature a child in a green outfit standing next to a bush with green leaves on the right; the child holds a red object. The scene shows a contrast between summer and winter with children playing. The artwork is by Maruyama Ōshin and titled "Children Playing in Summer and Winter".