牧童図扇面|Herd Boy with Ox
late 15th century
Medium
Folding fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 8 7/8 × 18 1/2 in. (22.5 × 47 cm) Overall with mounting: 53 1/8 × 27 11/16 in. (135 × 70.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 53 1/8 × 29 5/16 in. (135 × 74.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession Number
2015.300.48
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the tranquil galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian department, Kano Masanobu's *Herd Boy with Ox* (牧童図扇) captivates with its delicate elegance. Created in the late 15th century during Muromachi period (2–1573), this work by the esteemed Kano artist showcases the refined ink painting traditions that defined the era's cultural flourishing under shogunate patronage. Originally painted on a folding fan and later remounted as a hanging scroll, the piece measures a modest 8⅞ × 18½ inches in its image area, rendered in ink on gold-flecked paper. This medium transformation highlights...