# Flowers of Autumn and Winter

- By: Suzuki Kiitsu (Japanese, 1796-1858)
- Date: 19th century
- Medium: Six panel screen; ink, colors and gold leaf on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: 72.4 × 207.6 cm (28 9/16 × 81 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Japan
- Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Miss Faith Wyatt
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/87263)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/dc1d3682430b1e8151cc862f07ffbce2.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This screen was likely originally paired with another that would have featured spring and summer flowers. Here autumnal flowers (bush clover, morning glories, pinks, and hibiscus) are arranged like a bouquet in the center of the screen. Winter plants such as narcissus, nanten berries, and a stalk with shriveled beans are featured on the left. By placing the lowest-lying plants in the upper right, the artist gave the composition a sense of depth, as though the viewer is looking into a garden.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0