Farmers' Lives in the Twelve Months, 農耕作月次図屏風, 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 (daimyō) measured their wealth by it and peasants were required to pay taxes with it
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Farmers' Lives, Twelve Months, 農耕作月次図屏風, Edo period, 1615–1868, late 17th–early 18th century, Japan, Pair, six-panel folding screens, ink, color, paper, Image, screen, 48 7/8 x 120 11/16, 124.2 306.6 cm, Screens, Rice continues, main staple, Japanese diet, rice production, significant, feudal lords, daimyō, measured, wealth, peasants, required, pay taxes
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