Children Playing in Summer and Winter

early 19th century

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Two groups of young children delight in the possibilities for adventure offered by a summer river and a winter snowfall. The boys of summer try their skill at ferrying one another about in a small boat, while the winter squad braves uneven footing to shepherd an ever-larger snowball across a sparkling white field. Inspired by a Chinese painting tradition of depicting imperial children at play in palace gardens, this pair of screens subverts and updates the genre with its sparse, graphic landscapes. The painter Ōshin was the third head of the Maruyama school, founded by Maruyama Ōkyō (1790–1838).

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円山応震筆　子供遊び図屏風
Title: Children Playing in Summer and Winter
Artist: Maruyama Ōshin (Japanese, 1790–1838)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image (each screen): 32 5/16 in. × 8 ft. 7 3/16 in. (82 × 262.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Gitter-Yelen Foundation, 2009
Object Number: 2009.511.1, .2
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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