Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons

Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)

Artist

Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)

Date

early to mid-1700s

Medium

Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, silver, and gilding on paper

Origin

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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