A Picnic
In this seventeenth century picnic scene, a shamisen player performs for passengers on a boat ride, while two other musicians entertain on the shore.
Detail, A Picnic; willow, cherry tree, and stream. By Hishikawa Moronobu (1618�1694). Japan, Edo period, 17th�18th century. Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk. Gift of Charles Lang Freer, F1898.76.