  
  About the Artwork
  
  
  Maruyama &Aring;&#140;kyo was the master of the realist school of painting in eighteenth-century Japan. &Aring;&#140;kyo&acirc;&#128;&#153;s brilliant talent in genre painting is evident in his execution of the popular time-honored theme of seasonal activities. A scene of a summer night gathering along the cool banks of the Kamo River at the intersection of Shijo Street is preceded by a scene of spring cherry blossoms and followed by scenes of the fall lantern festival and the winter preparations for the New Year&acirc;&#128;&#153;s festivities. Between the scenes are sections of spontaneous cursive-style narrative text by the renowned calligrapher Takahashi Munenao.
  
  
  Title
  Entertainments of the Four Seasons in Kyoto
  
  
  Artwork Date
  ca. 1770 - 1777
  
  
  
  
  Makers
  
  
  Maruyama Okyo  (Artist)
  Japanese, 1733-1795
  Takahashi Munenao  (Artist)
  Japanese, 1701 - 1785
  
  
  
  Medium
  Ink on paper
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall (Painting): 11 1/4 inches &Atilde;&#151; 46 feet 3 3/8 inches (28.6 cm &Atilde;&#151; 14 m 10.7 cm)
  Overall (Overall height of scroll): 11 15/16 inches (30.4 cm)
  Image (Spring scene): 11 1/4 &Atilde;&#151; 44 13/16 inches (28.6 &Atilde;&#151; 113.8 cm)
  Image (Summer scene): 11 1/4 &Atilde;&#151; 52 5/8 inches (28.6 &Atilde;&#151; 133.7 cm)
  Image (Autumn scene): 11 1/4 &Atilde;&#151; 44 13/16 inches (28.6 &Atilde;&#151; 113.9 cm)
  Image (Winter scene): 11 1/4 &Atilde;&#151; 45 1/4 inches (28.6 &Atilde;&#151; 114.9 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Paintings
  
  
  Department
  Asian Art
  
  
  Credit
  Founders Society Purchase, Edsel and Eleanor Ford Exhibition and Acquisition Fund, Alan and Marianne Schwartz Fund with funds from Michigan National Corporation, Mrs. Howard J. Stoddard and Mr. and Mrs. Stanford C. Stoddard
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum&acirc;&#128;&#153;s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems&acirc;&#128;&#148;no longer assigned&acirc;&#128;&#148;that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  1983.21
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
  
  
  
