清早期 仕女投壺白蠟插屏|Table screen with woman playing touhu
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late 17th century · Pewter with brass decoration · Asian Art
The touhu game was traditionally designed as a way for players to focus their thoughts and achieve a peaceful mental state, in keeping with the Confucian moral requirement that gentlemen pursue harmony and benevolence. As illustrated in this table screen, the game was not limited to male elites: here, an elegant lady enjoys the game by herself in a garden setting.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- late 17th century
- Medium
- Pewter with brass decoration
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, Rogers Fund, by exchange, 2006
