KANO SCHOOL A Genre Painting of Chinese People Edo period (1615-1868), 17th centuryProperty of various ownersKANO SCHOOLA Genre Painting of Chinese People Edo period (1615-1868), 17th centuryA six-panel folding screen brushed in ink, colors, gold, and gold leaf on paper mounted on a wood lattice and with lacquered wood frames and metal corner fittings depicting many figures in Chinese dress, one group playing chess, behind them a bridge crossing a flowing river with mountaintops in the distant background, another group with dancers and musicians playing the zither, a drum, flute, lute, and sheng wind instrument, behind them the roofs of buildings, throughout the composition various trees, plants, and rocks 60 x 133 3/4in (152.4 x 339.7cm)None