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Kō Sūkoku
Shelter from the Rain; Ferry Crossinglate 18th-early 19th century

Not on view
Six-panel folding screen, ink and color on gold leaf, depicting a river crossing with a large procession of figures, boats, animals, and cargo, with willow trees, pines, and thatched buildings along the shore
Japanese six-panel folding screen, ink and color on gold-leafed paper; a crowd of figures in colorful robes gathered before a large wooden building, flanked by pine and autumn-foliage trees, with stylized clouds and a shoreline visible at right.
Artist or Maker
Kō Sūkoku
Japan, 1730-1804
Title
Shelter from the Rain; Ferry Crossing
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Pair of six-panel screens; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Each; image: 65 3/8 x 139 in. (166.1 x 353.0 cm); Mount: 71 5/8 x 145 1/4 in. (181.9 x 368.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Julia and Leo Krashen
Accession Number
M.87.266.2a-b
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art