Flowers and Trees of the Four Seasons
Momokawa Shiko II
1700–1725
- Medium
- Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, silver, and gilding on paper
- Dimensions
- Each screen: 155 x 368.5 cm (61 x 145 1/16 in.)
- Genre
- Paintings
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
About
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.
