Chinese and Tartar Boys Quarreling over a Game of Go
- Date:
- c. 1790
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; oban, keyblock proof impression
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Two boys — one Chinese-robed, one dressed in a Tartar (Central Asian) style — argue heatedly over a game of go, their dispute rendered through exaggerated gesture in this keyblock proof impression from around 1790. The multicultural subject draws on the chinoiserie tradition popular in Edo-period Japan, and the rare keyblock proof state reveals the compositional architecture beneath the finished color layers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Chinese and Tartar Boys Quarreling over a Game of Go was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in c. 1790.
Chinese and Tartar Boys Quarreling over a Game of Go depicts figures, children, and daily life.