Horse Stable

Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paperUnknown Artist/early 1500s

Description

Prized horses in stables may be the main theme of this pair of screens, but a lot of action is happening on the verandas. Falconry is the focus of one of the screens, while in the other, people challenge one another at two different boardgames, go and shōgi. A lively atmosphere develops in the interplay of the dynamic horses, the birds of prey, and the strategic games.

Provenance

Marquis Tokugawa of the Shizuoka branch of the Tokugawa family; (Tokyo Art Club [Tokyo Bijutsu Kurabu], Tokyo, Japan, April 4, 1927 sale, Lot 100); Shima Tokuzō 島德藏 [1875–1938], Osaka, Japan; (Osaka Art Club [Osaka Bijutsu Kurabu 大阪美術俱楽部], Osaka, Japan, November 29, 1934, sale, Lot 82); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

146 × 349.6 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Japanese Art

Accession No

1934.373

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Unknown Artist

Japanese Art • Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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