Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons (left screen)
early to mid-1700s
- Medium
- Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, silver, and gilding on paper
- Dimensions
- 155 × 368.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-114296
The painter Watanabe Shikō had a special interest in scientific realism, based on interactions with his patron Konoe Iehiro. Shikō combined his attention to accurate depiction of plants with strong ink outlines and decorative elements like gold and silver, arriving at an innovative style that influenced many of his peers in the city of Kyoto.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2021.132.2
Registry history
- early to mid-1700s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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