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The Four Accomplishments

琴棋書画図屏風

late 1500s–early 1600s

attributed to Kano Shōei 狩野松栄

(Japanese, 1519–1592)
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Culture
Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Medium
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and slight color on paper
Measurements
Painting: 153 x 358.6 cm (60 1/4 x 141 3/16 in.); Mounted: 174 x 378.5 cm (68 1/2 x 149 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1979.46.1
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One of the servants is diverted by the motion of a fish in the water.

Description

This is one of a pair of screens that shows a group of elite Chinese gentlemen and their servants in the countryside. One man looks on as two of his companions play a board game. Nearby is a table set with a selection of books and a qin, a type of stringed instrument, still wrapped in its cloth case, waiting to be played. The mood is one of enjoyment balanced with formality. Historically, playing the qin or qi (a game similar to chess called go in Japan), and practicing or admiring calligraphy were considered three skills essential for cultured men in China.

The Four Accomplishments

late 1500s–early 1600s

Kano Shōei

(Japanese, 1519–1592)
Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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