Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape
| Title | Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kano Motonobu (Japanese, c. 1476–1559) |
| Date | 1500s 16th century |
| Medium | One of a set of sliding door panels mounted as hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) Japan |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape (春花鳥図), 1500s. Attributed to Kano Motonobu (Japanese, c. 1476–1559). One of a set of sliding door panels mounted as hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper; painting only: 177.1 x 137.1 cm (69 3/4 x 54 in.); including mounting: 259.1 x 151.1 cm (102 x 59 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1970.6.2 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Flowers and Birds in a Spring Landscape” is a work by Kano Motonobu (Japanese, c. 1476–1559), dated 1500s. It is executed in one of a set of sliding door panels mounted as hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper and classified as painting. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration, ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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This work is attributed to Kano Motonobu (Japanese, c. 1476–1559). Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as painting. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1500s. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Browse more public-domain art from Japan.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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