琴棋書画図襖の内|Appreciation of Painting, from a set of the Four Accomplishments
ca. 1606
Medium
Four of eight panels mounted on sliding-door panels; ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions
72 in. × 24 ft. (182.9 × 731.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Anonymous Gift, in honor of Ambassador and Mrs. Michael Mansfield, 1989
Accession Number
1989.139.2a–d
Tags
Art Historical Context
This stunning set of four sliding-door panels (fusuma), titled *Appreciation of Painting* from the *Four Accomplishments*, comes from Japan's Kano School during the opulent Momoyama period (3–1615). around 1606, it captures scholars and gentlemen immersed in the refined arts of painting, one of the four traditional accomplishments—alongside music (qin), chess (qi), and calligraphyshu)—that defined the cultured elite. These massive screens, spanning 72 inches high and 24 feet wide, were designed for grand interiors like castles or palaces, where they served as dramatic backdrops for social gath...