Summer Flowers
| Title | Summer Flowers |
|---|---|
| Artist | Kitagawa Sōsetsu (Japanese, active 1639–50) |
| Date | mid-1600s 17th century |
| Medium | hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) Japan |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Summer Flowers, mid-1600s. Kitagawa Sōsetsu (Japanese, active 1639–50). Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper; overall: 195.3 x 64.8 cm (76 7/8 x 25 1/2 in.); painting only: 107 x 45 cm (42 1/8 x 17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Maud Eells Corning, 1992.383 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Summer Flowers” is a work by Kitagawa Sōsetsu (Japanese, active 1639–50), dated mid-1600s. It is executed in hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper and classified as painting. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration 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 Kitagawa Sōsetsu (Japanese, active 1639–50). 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.
The period
Dated to mid-1600s. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). 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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