Painting

  • Left Screen
  • Right Screen
  • Important Art Object

Kemari, Japanese Football Game under Cherry Blossoms

  • Japan Momoyama period, 17th century
  • Pair of six-panel screens; ink and color on gold-foiled paper
  • h: 158.8cm　w: 356.8cm each
  • [10302]

Kemari, Japan's traditional sport and a form of football, is shown here on elegantly decorated screens. The bold composition suggests that a member of Tawaraya Sōtatsu's studio painted the work.