Farmers' Lives in the Twelve Months, ????????, Edo period (1615–1868), late 17th–early 18th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper, Image (each screen): 48 7/8 x 120 11/16 in. (124.2 x 306.6 cm), Screens, Rice continues to be the main staple of Japanese diet. During the Edo period, rice production became especially significant: feudal lords (daimyo) measured their wealth by it and peasants were required to pay taxes with it.
Farmers' Lives in the Twelve Months, ????????, Edo period (1615–1868), late 17th–early 18th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper, Image (each screen): 48 7/8 x 120 11/16 in. (124.2 x 306.6 cm), Screens, Rice continues to be the main staple of Japanese diet. During the Edo period, rice production became especially significant: feudal lords (daimyo) measured their wealth by it and peasants were required to pay taxes with it