PaintingsJapanese17th century

Flowering Peonies and Descending Bird

Early Edo period, mid 17th century

Artists

Kano Tan'yū 狩野探幽Artist

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Unmounted painting matted as an album leaf; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

irregular: 34.5 x 27.2 cm (13 9/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

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Handscroll: 2nd of 2; ink and color on paper with gold patterns

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Story of Sugawara Daijin, Vol. 2

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Kano Tan'yū 狩野探幽, Early Edo period, dated 1674

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Descending Geese

Kano Tansetsu, c. 1683

Album leaf: ink and color on silk

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Sage and Attendants Enjoying Chrysanthemums by a Gate and Stream

Kano Tansetsu, c. 1683

Album leaf; ink, color, and gold on silk

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