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Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons (right screen)
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Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons (right screen)

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

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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 (right screen) (四季花木図屏風), early to mid-1700s. Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755). Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, silver, and gilding on paper; overall: 155 x 368.5 cm (61 x 145 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2021.132.1
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