Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009654Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons
About the Artwork
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.
Inscriptions
始興之印
Provenance
London Gallery, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan 2021-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)
- Date
- early-mid 1700s
- Medium
- Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, silver, and gilding on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting (each): 155 x 368.5 cm (61 x 145 1/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Credit line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Accession no.
- 2021.132
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