「四時清雅」|"Refined Elegance in the Four Seasons" (Shiji seiga), Album of Flower Paintings
1844
Medium
Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper
Dimensions
Each leaf: 10 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (27.6 x 32.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Accession Number
2015.500.9.48
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About the Artist
Yamamoto Baiitsu · 1783–1856
Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783–1856) was a leading literati painter of late Edo-period Japan, celebrated for his refined bird-and-flower compositions and evocative landscapes. Born in Nagoya in the Owari domain to a sculptor's family, he was the son of Yamamoto Yumigiemon, an artisan who served the Tokugawa lords of the Owari clan. Baiitsu received early training under local masters, studying bird-and-flo...