Old Plum, by Kano Sansetsu, 1646
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Old Plum

Kano Sansetsu (Japanese, 1590–1651)

1646

Medium
Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
Overall (of all four panels): 68 3/4 x 191 1/8 in. (174.6 x 485.5 cm) Overall (a): 68 3/8 x 47 5/8 in. (173.7 x 121 cm) Overall (b): 68 3/8 x 48 3/4 in. (173.7 x 123.8 cm) Overall (c): 68 1/2 x 47 3/4 in. (174 x 121.3 cm) Overall (d): 68…
Culture
Japan
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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