Parody of the Four Accomplishments

Quick Overview

Artist: Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
Date: second half of the 19th century
Medium: Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gold leaf on paper
Dimensions: each screen: 47 1/2 in. × 9 ft. 4 1/2 in. (120.7 × 285.8 cm)
Type: Painting
Classification: Paintings
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1951
Accession no.: 51.89.1, .2

Cat
Shibata Zeshin
Unknown · Painting
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00001028
Bird and Cattails
Shibata Zeshin
Meiji period (1868–1912) · Painting
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00001029
Mountain and Landscape
Shibata Zeshin
Meiji period (1868–1912) · Painting
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00001030
Water Scene with Mountain
Shibata Zeshin
Meiji Period (1868–1912) · Painting
Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00001031

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.