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DiaporamaBirds and Flowers of the Four Seasons
601
150.0cm x 367.0cm
The right-hand screen features plum blossoms with other spring flowers growing nearby; farther to the left, the irises of summer are in bloom. Nightingales and cuckoos celebrate both seasons. The left-hand screen depicts autumn and winter, represented by hibiscus, snowy bamboo, a kingfisher, and pheasants. Each screen bears two seals of Kano Sanboku. Little is known about Sanboku except that he was a student of both Kano Sanraku (1559–1635) and Kano Sansetsu (1590–1651), the two great masters of the Kano school’s Kyoto branch. His subdued depiction of the four seasons recalls the art of Sansetsu and is almost devoid of color, shunning the exuberance that appealed to the taste of warrior clients of the early Edo period.
kanō sanboku (1640 – 1710)
Discover Kano Sanboku (c1640-1710), a Japanese painter of the Edo period influenced by the Kanō school. Admire his stunning 'Birds & Flowers' and serene landscapes.
About this artwork
- Title: Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons
- Artist: kanō sanboku
- Year: 601
- Original dimensions: 150.0cm x 367.0cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color hue: Golden Yellow Range
- Perceived brightness: balanced
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