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Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons
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Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons

Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755), artist · early to mid-1700s · Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, silver, and gilding on paper

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About this work

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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineFlowers and Trees of the Four Seasons (四季花木図屏風), early to mid-1700s. Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, silver, and gilding on paper; each screen: 155 x 368.5 cm (61 x 145 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2021.132
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