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Katsukawa Shunshō: Luxury Paintings for the Elite

Spring Concert
Utagawa Toyoharu (1735–1814)
Spring Concert
1780s
Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk
67.4 x 178.8 cm
Collection of Robert and Betsy Feinberg

Toyoharu is regarded as the founder of the Utagawa school, which dominated the production of Edo ukiyo-e in the nineteenth century. In this work ladies in a lush garden listen to the strains of music coming from the veranda of an elegant mansion.

Photo: Courtesy Robert and Betsy Feinberg