Six-fold screen painting from the Momoyama period, Kano school of Kyoto.
Dance celebrating a Remission of Taxes by Unknown Artist, c. 1600
© British Museum
Details
- Medium:
- Paper, gold paint
- Dimensions:
- 102 x 260 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £1,000 ( Total: £1,500)
- Acquired in:
- 1961
- Vendor:
- Messrs Mayuyama & Company
Stylistically it resembles Kano Naizen screens of 1604 celebrating the 'Festival at the Hokoku Shrine'. Some figures are in Portuguese dress.
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