Interior Scene with Books and Writing Implements, 室内風俗図屏風, Unidentified Artist, early to mid-17th century

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Interior Scene with Books and Writing Implements, 室内風俗図屏風, Edo period (1615–1868), early to mid-17th century, Japan, Two-panel screen; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, Image: 66 1/4 x 74 in. ( x 188 cm), Screens, Unidentified Artist, The two-panel format, an innovation of the period, fosters an intimate feeling. Here, the focus is on the contrast between the complex arrangement of implements on the shelves and the simple figure of what appears to be a sleeping child—probably a boy—in unarticulated space

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Size: 3743px × 3597px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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