Photo of collection object Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons (left screen)
Watanabe Shikō. Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons (left screen), early to mid-1700s. Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, silver, and gilding on paper, Overall: 155 x 368.5 cm (61 x 145 1/16 in.). Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2021.132.2. CC0.

Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons (left screen)

early to mid-1700s

Watanabe Shikō

Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)

Japanese Art

Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons (left screen), 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 2021.132.2 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. One plant in these screens, tumeric, or ukon in Japanese, is found in Okinawa.
Maker/Artist
Watanabe Shikō
Classification
Painting
Formatted 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.)
Inscribed
Inscription: 始興之印 Translation: Seal of Shikō Remark: Both screens are impressed with the artist's red seals with characters in reserve.
Departments
Japanese Art
Accession Number
2021.132.2
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Rights Statement
CC0

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