Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons (left screen)
Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)
early to mid-1700s
Medium
Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, silver, and gilding on paper
Dimensions
155 × 368.5 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Accession Number
2021.132.2
Tags
male
About this 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.