Toshinmei playing the koto for his guests

Kanō Tsunenobu (1636-1713)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1683

Height:

26.8 cm  (10 9/16 in.)

Width:

43.0 cm  (16 15/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

ink, color, and gold on silk

Place of creation:

Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

School:

Edo period

Additional titles

Description

In an outdoor setting, a man plays a koto for another man, while a boy sits on the ground beside the listener, facing away from the performance.

Iconclass

48CC7522
one person playing string instrument (plucked) - CC - out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Koto [3668]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5833