Horse Stable
Unknown Artist
early 1500s
Medium
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
painting: 146.1 × 346.6 cm · mounted: 163.3 × 366 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Accession Number
1934.373.1
About this artwork
Prized horses in stables may be the main theme of the pair of screens to which this screen belongs, but a lot of action is happening on the verandas. Here, people challenge one another at two different board games, go and shōgi. A lively atmosphere develops in the interplay of the dynamic horses and the strategic games.