Painting on paper, Japan, early Edo period, 17th century Gofun, pigments on paper and gold leaf, probably piece of emaki depicting an argument scene during a game of bansugoroku (盤双六) (Japanese ancestor of backgammon). A monk appears to be threatened by another player, pulled back by a third character while two other protagonists watch the scene. The scene takes place in a room of a rich property covered with tatami and whose fusuma are painted in sumie (Chinese ink painting) in the Sansui style (mountains and waterfalls). The exterior of the house in the foreground is symbolized by a terrace and a pine tree. The paper on the back of the painting is decorated with small pieces of silver leaves. 28 x 40,5 cmFrame . Minor damages and restorations. This style of painting, to be compared with the so-called "Hikone" screen, announces the beginnings of the Ukiyo-e school.