Scroll 2 of Gold mines at Sado (Sado Kanayama zu) - Chester Beatty Online Collections

Object Information

Painting

Object no:: J 1134.2

Title:: Scroll 2 of Gold mines at Sado (Sado Kanayama zu)

Artist and production place:: Unknown
Japan

Production date:: Mid-18th to mid-19th century

Dimensions:: 321 mm x 8140 mm (height x length)

Material:: Paper (material) Ink (material) Pigment (material)

Language:: Japanese (language)

Collection:: Japanese collection

Document type:: Painting

Object name:: Handscroll (painting)

Description:: Scroll 2 of Gold mines at Sado (Sado Kanayama zu), handscroll painting in ink and colours on paper, painted by an unknown artist, Japan, mid-18th to mid-19th century. This group of three scrolls offers a predominantly visual exploration of mining and related processes undertaken at Sado.

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