Birds and Flowers in a Landscape of the Four Seasons
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Catalogue
- Year
- 1550
- Dimensions
- Image: 158.5 x 359.4 cm (62 3/8 x 141 1/2 in.); Panel: 62.8 cm (24 3/4 in.); Including mounting: 174.6 x 281 cm (68 3/4 x 110 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Sesshū Tōyō
Artist
Painting
Sesshū Tōyō , also known simply as Sesshū , was a Japanese Zen monk and painter who is considered a great master of Japanese ink painting. Initially inspired by Chinese landscapes, Sesshū's work holds a distinctively Japanese style that reflects Zen Buddhist aesthetics. His prominent work captured images of landscapes, portraits, birds and flowers paintings, infused with Zen Buddhist beliefs, flattened perspective, and emphatic lines.
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- Sesshū Tōyō
- Year
- 1550
- Dimensions
- Image: 158.5 x 359.4 cm (62 3/8 x 141 1/2 in.); Panel: 62.8 cm (24 3/4 in.); Including mounting: 174.6 x 281 cm (68 3/4 x 110 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1550-008765
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
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- verified