A Game of Go, from the Four Accomplishments
Datebeginning 17th century
Label TextThese paintings were originally sliding door panels at Ryoanji Temple, which is famed for its rock garden. They are part of the set that depicts the four accomplishments—music, playing go, calligraphy, and painting—elegant pastimes for scholar-gentlemen.
Object number92.33.1
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistoryTokyo, Japan, Suntory Museum of Art, Luminous Jewels: Masterpieces of Asian Art From the Seattle Art Museum, July 25 - Sept. 6, 2009 (Kobe, Japan, Kobe City Museum, Sept. 19 - Dec. 6, 2009; Kofu, Japan, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, Dec. 23, 2009 - Feb. 28, 2010; Atami, Japan, MOA Museum of Art, Mar. 13 - May 9, 2010; Fukuoka, Japan, Fukuoka Art Museum, May 23 - July 19, 2010).
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view July 16 - Dec. 5, 2021].Published References"Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 1992," in the Archives of Asian Art, Vol. 46 (1993), p. 108-120, illus no. 44.
Onishi, Hiroshi. "Chinese Lore for Japanese Spaces," in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, Vol. 51, No. 1, Immortals and Sages: Paintings from Ryoanji Temple (Summer 1993), pp. 3-47; p. 22-23, figs. 29, 30
"Japanese and Korean Art," Christie's, New York (March 23, 2000), no. 169
Kawai, Masatomo, Yasuhiro Nishioka, Yukiko Sirahara, editors, "Luminous Jewels: Masterpieces of Asian Art From the Seattle Art Museum", 2009, The Yomiuri Shimbun, catalogue number 45
Matsushima, Masato. "Kyoto from Inside and Outside: Scenes on Panels and Folding Screens." Tokyo: Tokyo National Museum, 2013, cat. no. 16, illus. pp. 182-183
Credit LineGift of Carmen Christensen
Dimensions68 1/4 x 45 1/8 in. (173.4 x 114.6cm)
MediumSliding screen; ink, color and gold on paper
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