十二ヶ月花鳥図書画挿絵貼屏風|Birds and Flowers of the Twelve Months with Chinese Calligraphy
16th century; sheets of poetry, one dated 1553
Medium
Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions
Image (each): 60 11/16 in. × 11 ft. 7 1/8 in. (154.1 × 353.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. P. H. B. Frelinghuysen, 1962
Accession Number
62.98.2, .3
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite pair of six-panel folding, titled *Birds and Flowers of Twelve Months with Chinese Call*, hails from the Kano School Japan's Muromachi period (2–1573). in the 16th, with one poetry sheet dated 1553 these works exemplify the school's mastery of decorative screen painting (*byōbu*). Rendered in ink, vibrant colors, and shimmering gold leaf on paper—measuring over 11 feet wide each—they were designed as luxurious room dividers for elite homes and temples, transforming interiors into poetic landscapes. The screens vividly depict birds and seasonal flowers for each month, paired wit...