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Kano Shōei

Birds and Flowers

late 1500s
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Military class patrons frequently requested scenes depicting predation, such as hunting scenes that were inserted as additional subject matter in otherwise tranquil vistas celebrating flora and fauna.

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