伝狩野元信筆 花鳥図|Birds and Flowers
mid-16th century
Medium
Set of three hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Image (each): 19 1/8 × 12 5/8 in. (48.5 × 32 cm) Overall with mounting (each): 52 3/4 × 19 13/16 in. (134 × 50.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2019
Accession Number
2019.420.8a–c
Tags
Art Historical Context
Kano Motonobu (6–1559), a founding master of the Kano school, created this exquisite set of three hanging scrolls *Birds and Flowers in the mid-16th century Japan's Muromachi period (1392–1573). Attributed to Motonobu (as indicated by the traditional Japanese prefix *den*), the work exemplifies the Kano style's fusion of bold Chinese ink techniques with vibrant Japanese color palettes, serving elite patrons like samurai and nobility amid a time of civil strife and Zen cultural flourishing. Rendered in ink and light color on paper, each scroll measures about 19 × 12 inches in the image area, d...