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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
atium63%
zinc17%
oxygen12%
copper8%