The Four Elegant Pastimes, one of a pair (left)
Artist: Shibata Zeshin
six-panel folding screen; several groups of figures against gold leaf background; casually clad man sits next to a fabric-wrapped bundle on L; a cluster of five figures follows, two standing girls and a young man leaning in an "S"-curve on his katana; seated in front of this group is a woman and a man; in foreground are two seated figures, one woman with her dog and a girl with her back turned; blind musician playing shamisen, with broken string held with lips; on far R a group of three dancing figures, two women and a man
- Date
- second half 19th century
- In our collection
- since March the 5th, 2009 up to now
- Dimensions
- 60 1/8 × 140 5/8 in. (152.72 × 357.19 cm) (image)
- Location
- G252
- Medium
- Ink, color, and gold leaf on paper
- Price
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- Composition
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atium 63% zinc 17% oxygen 12% copper 8%