Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
A great interest in Western scientific studies developed in Japan during the late Edo period (1615-1868) and into the Meiji era (1868-1912). One outcome of this phenomenon in the visual arts was the detailed portrayal of plant, animal, and marine life. This painting is an assemblage of objects carefully observed from nature, but not usually seen together.
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A Quatrain about Peonies
Peonies
Sō Shizan
Yun Shouping — 清 （傳）惲壽平 百花圖 卷|One Hundred Flowers
Yun Shouping
Yoshijiro Urushibara (Japanese, 1889–1953) — Peonies
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Qian Weicheng
Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633–1690) — Herbaceous Peony
Yun Bing — 清 惲冰 花卉圖 册页|Flower Study
Kitagawa Sōsetsu (Japanese, active 1639–50) — Chrysanthemums
Tawara Sōtatsu — Peonies, Magnolia, and Dandelions