円山応震筆 子供遊び図屏風|Children Playing in Summer and Winter
early 19th century
Medium
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image (each screen): 32 5/16 in. × 8 ft. 7 3/16 in. (82 × 262.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Gitter-Yelen Foundation, 2009
Accession Number
2009.511.1, .2
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Art Historical Context
This delightful pair of six-panel folding screens, *Children Playing in Summer and Winter*, created by Maruyama shin in the early th century during Japan's Edo period (1615–1868). A follower of the innovative Maruyama school founded by Ōkyo, Ōshin in vivid, realistic depictions of everyday and nature, blending meticulous observation with elegant composition. Crafted with ink, color and gold on paper—a luxurious medium typical of byōbu screens used as room dividers in affluent homes—these works measure an impressive 32 5/16 inches high by over 8 feet wide each, allowing them to envelop viewers ...