Scenes of the Twelve Months
Original Language Title年中行事図屏風
CultureJapanese
Datesecond half 17th century
MediumSix-panel screen; ink, color and gold on paper (orientation: left in pair)
DimensionsOverall: 42 3/4 × 100 inches (108.59 × 254 cm)
Credit LineGift of John W. Gruber in honor of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF84-89/4
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Description7th month: Star Festival (Tanabata matsuri) & Festival of the Dead (Obon)8th month: Great Moon Viewing Festival
9th month: Chrysanthemum Festival
10th month: viewing autumnal maple leaves (momiji gari)
11th month: Fire Festival at the Fushimi Inari Shrine
12th month: welcoming the Kami of the New Year (toshigami)Provenance
With John W. Gruber, Dalton, Pennsylvania, by October 1984;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, December 1984
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