Pheasants among Trees: Flowers of the Four Seasons, by Kano Shōei, probably 1560s
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Pheasants among Trees: Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592)

probably 1560s

Medium
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink, color, and gold on paper
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
Image (a): 37 3/8 × 18 3/8 in. (95 × 46.6 cm) Overall with mounting (a): 84 3/4 × 26 5/8 in. (215.2 × 67.6 cm) Overall with knobs (a): 84 3/4 × 28 15/16 in. (215.2 × 73.5 cm) Image (b): 37 3/8 × 18 3/8 in. (95 × 46.6 cm) Overall with…
Culture
Japan
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
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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