Entertainment Scene — Miyagawa Chōshun (Japanese, 1683–1753) — The Cleveland Museum of Art · Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund · CC0. Museum object record ↗

Painting study · Ink painting

Entertainment Scenec. 1710–53 · Study 1985.17

Miyagawa Chōshun (Japanese, 1683–1753)
c. 1710–53

Recorded as hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, this horizontal work measures 135.5 × 56.4 cm using the museum’s image dimensions. Explore the museum’s context and compare the format with a wall of your choice.

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Museum collection reference. This work is not offered for sale by Physical Art For Crypto. Museum attribution does not imply a partnership or endorsement.

Context from the museum

This painting captures the moment when a high-ranking courtesan accompanied by two trainees makes her grand entrance into a salon. The guest of honor, a samurai who reclines beneath a striped robe while dangling his fan, turns from the musical entertainment to gaze at the spectacle of her arrival. The fortunes of everyone in the room depend on how she orchestrates the rest of the evening, as the more the samurai spends on her services, the more trickles down to the other entertainers who are present.

Museum description reproduced from its CC0 open-access record. Read the original catalog entry.

Read the dimensions before the image

The selected image measurement for Entertainment Scene is 135.5 cm wide and 56.4 cm high, equivalent to approximately 53.3 × 22.2 inches. Dividing width by height gives a format ratio of 2.40:1. The rectangular bounding area is 0.76 square meters; it describes the measured footprint, not the amount of paint or the monetary value.

On an illustrative 300 cm wall, the recorded width occupies 45.2% of the span before adding a frame. A centered placement leaves approximately 82.3 cm on each side before adding a frame. These are calculations by Physical Art For Crypto using museum measurements. They are not the museum’s display recommendations.

Questions to bring to your own collection

With Entertainment Scene in view, identify one feature you can point to, then distinguish what the museum records from your personal response. Keep its medium, hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, in your notes when comparing contemporary works.

Which part of this horizontal composition catches your eye first?
Would a 135.5 cm width still suit the space after allowing for furniture and a frame?
What surface detail would you need to see in person or in a close photograph?

Explore physical scale

How large would this format feel on your wall?

Use this museum work’s recorded format as a reference. Adjust a blank wall and optional frame allowance to compare proportions. The museum painting is an educational reference and is not for sale here.

Units

Wall width (cm)

Wall height (cm)

Frame each side (cm)

45.2%of wall width, including allowance

135.5 × 56.4 cmmodeled outside dimensions

Within the entered wall dimensions82.3 cm each side when centered

Calculation: outside width = recorded width + twice your frame allowance. This is a proportion study, not an installation assessment. It excludes furniture, hardware, load capacity, depth and delivery clearance. The display image may include margins absent from the recorded measurement.

Compare formats with the studio collection

These Lei-Kol works have the closest width-to-height ratios in the current catalog. This is a geometry comparison, not a claim of artistic similarity, equivalent value, or association with the museum artist.