Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009730Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons (left screen)
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
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 to mid-1700s
- Medium
- Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, silver, and gilding on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 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.
- 2021.132.2
More by Watanabe Shikō in museum collections
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