琴棋書画図, The Four Elegant Accomplishments (Kin ki sho ga), Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1788, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 15 x 30 in. (38. 1 x 76. 2 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753? ?1806), The Four Elegant Accomplishments were the highly esteemed cultural activities of Chinese literati. Here, Utamaro parodies the venerable tradition by setting a contemporary version in an Edo pleasure house