Winter and Summer Flowers
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Winter and Summer Flowers

TitleWinter and Summer Flowers
ArtistKaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615)
Datec. 1600 16th century
MediumOne of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper
ClassificationPainting
OriginJapan, Momoyama period (1573–1615) Japan
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineWinter and Summer Flowers (冬夏花図屏風), c. 1600. Kaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 157 x 357.6 cm (61 13/16 x 140 13/16 in.); overall: 169.6 x 370.2 cm (66 3/4 x 145 3/4 in.); panel: 169.6 x 61.7 cm (66 3/4 x 24 5/16 in.); with frame: 173.2 x 373.8 cm (68 3/16 x 147 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.40.1
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“Winter and Summer Flowers” is a work by Kaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615), dated c. 1600. It is executed in one of a pair of six-panel folding screens; 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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