Children at Play in a Garden
Artist
Unknown
CultureChinese
Datemid-13th century
MediumHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 68 1/8 × 39 inches (173.04 × 99.06 cm)
Mount: 118 7/8 × 39 3/4 inches (301.94 × 100.97 cm)
Mount: 118 7/8 × 39 3/4 inches (301.94 × 100.97 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation
Object numberF83-51
On View
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Gallery LabelThis image of infant boys expresses the common wish in Chinese culture to bear male descendants. These well-fed, plump boys would have been born and raised in a wealthy family. The glowing garden—featuring a canopy of blossoms and ripened peaches and a pair of mandarin ducks on the pond—flaunts the family’s wealth and fertility.
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Kano Tan'yū
Edo period (1615-1868)
2008.31
