Sketch for a Painting of Scholars at the Game of Go

Kano Tan'yū

dated 1666

Sketch for a Painting of Scholars at the Game of Go by Kano Tan'yū

Medium

Hanging scroll mounted as a panel; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Image: 33 1/8 x 16 in. (84.1 x 40.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 36 1/2 x 18 5/8 in. (92.7 x 47.3 cm) Framed: 37 7/16 x 19 7/8 in. (95.1 x 50.5 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of John and Lili Bussel, 1996

Accession Number

1996.464.2

Tags

MenMountainsLandscapesGames

About the Artist

Kano Tan'yū (Japanese) · 1602 1674

Japanese, 1602–1674

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