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
Sekkei lived and studied painting in Kyoto at the Kano school studio, the center of traditional painting activity in Japan since 1500. The use of gold foil as a backdrop for the frolicking animals served a practical as well as a decorative function. Because traditional Japanese rooms had no windows, interior lighting came from portable oil lamps and wax candles, whose effects were magnified by reflective surfaces.
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Soga Nichokuan (Japanese) — Dragon and Tiger
Kishi Ganku (Japanese, 1749/56–1838) — Tiger Family
Kishi Ganku (Japanese, 1749/56–1838) — Tiger Family
Kishi Ganku (Japanese, 1749/56–1838) — Tiger Family
Kano Mitsunobu (Japanese, 1565–1608) — Birds and Flowers
Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220–1280) — Dragon; Tiger
Tosa Mitsuyoshi (Japanese, 1539–1613) — Peafowl and Phoenixe
Landscape
Kano Hideyori (Japanese, active mid- to late 1500s) — Season
Soga Nichokuan (Japanese) — Dragon
Famous Views of Ōmi
Kaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615) — Winter and Summer Flower
