Chinese Boys at Play

Kano Motonobu 狩野元信

Japanese, 1477–1559

Datefirst half 16th century

MediumFolding fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and mica on paper

DimensionsImage (fan only): 9 1/8 × 18 1/2 in. (23.2 × 47 cm) Overall with mounting: 45 × 26 in. (114.3 × 66 cm) Overall with knobs: 45 × 28 1/4 in. (114.3 × 71.8 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodMuromachi period (1392–1573)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationPaintings

Purchase, Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, by exchange, 2022

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