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Hikone screen
Unknown artist · 1700
Why it's great
A folding screen is painted with scenes of ladies and men at play in Kyoto, with music, games and gorgeous kimonos. An unknown artist painted it in about 1624, and it gives a lively view of life in Japan in the early Edo period.
Where to see it
📍 Hikone Castle MuseumHikone, Japan
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⬇ Hi-res download
4,000 × 1,386 px · 5.5 megapixels · prints up to about 13 × 5 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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The artist of this work is not known. Many early portraits, prints and manuscripts were made by artists whose names were never recorded or have since been lost.
