伝狩野永徳筆　唐美人唐子図屏風|Chinese Women and Children in a Palace Garden

Kano Eitoku

17th century · Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper · Asian Art

Images of women and children in a springtime garden were ubiquitous in Japan in the Edo period. The subject was commonly featured on precious objects made for brides and in the interior decorations of Buddhist nunneries, where aristocratic women often lived in retirement. In this example, women play chess in the right-hand panels, and they safeguard children playing at left.

Artist

Kano Eitoku

Date

17th century

Medium

Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929