The Four Seasons
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The Four Seasons

TitleThe Four Seasons
ArtistKano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674)
Date1668 17th century
MediumSix-panel folding screen, ink and slight color on paper
ClassificationPainting
OriginJapan, Edo period (1615–1868) Japan
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Four Seasons, 1668. Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674). Six-panel folding screen, ink and slight color on paper; image: 174 x 381 cm (68 1/2 x 150 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Maud Eells Corning, 1992.394.1
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Four Seasons” is a work by Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674), dated 1668. It is executed in six-panel folding screen, ink and slight color on paper and classified as painting. 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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