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Winter and Summer Flowers
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White camellias bloom behind a large pine in the right screen and blue morning glories creep through bamboo in the left screen of this composition. The mountains and bridge suggest a continuous landscape, but the paintings actually juxtapose flowers of winter and summer, with time progressing from right to left. Kaihō Yūshō painted similar landscapes for Zen temples in Kyoto.
| Artist / Maker | Kaihō Yūshō |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1600 |
| Culture / Origin | Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615) |
| Medium | One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 157 x 357.6 cm (61 13/16 x 140 13/16 in.); Overall: 169.6 x 370.2 cm (66 3/4 x 145 3/4 in.); Panel: 169.6 x 61.7 cm (66 3/4 x 24 5/16 in.); with frame: 173.2 x 373.8 cm (68 3/16 x 147 3/16 in.) |
| Department | Japanese Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Japanese painter, 1533-1615 Full biography →
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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