Horse Stable

Cleveland Museum of Art

Horse Stable

Date
early 1500s
Medium
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper
Culture
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

Prized horses in stables may be the main theme of the pair of screens to which this screen belongs, but a lot of action is happening on the verandas. Here, people challenge one another at two different board games, go and shōgi . A lively atmosphere develops in the interplay of the dynamic horses and the strategic games. Shōgi means "military leader's board game."

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