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The Four Accomplishments
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The Four Accomplishments

Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592), artist · late 1500s–early 1600s · One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and slight color on paper

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About this work

This is one of a pair of screens showing a group of elite Chinese gentlemen and their servants in the countryside. One man is considering his painting-in-progress. Historically, practicing or admiring painting was considered a skill essential for cultured men in China.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineThe Four Accomplishments (琴棋書画図屏風), late 1500s–early 1600s. Attributed to Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and slight color on paper; painting: 153 x 358.6 cm (60 1/4 x 141 3/16 in.); mounted: 174 x 378.5 cm (68 1/2 x 149 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.46.2
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