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Baskets with Flowers of the Four Seasons19th century
An unrecorded Japan artist painted this in 19th century. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about this work
About this work
A work made of six-panel screen; ink, colors, and gold on paper.
Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.
An unrecorded Japan artist painted this in 19th century. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
How it was made
- Folding screen
- Panels joined by paper hinges, so the screen stands by itself in a zigzag. The picture runs across every panel, and screens were often made in pairs.
- Ink on paper
- Ink made from soot and animal glue, ground with water on an inkstone. A single brush can give a hair-fine line or a broad wash, and nothing can be corrected.
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Art Institute of Chicago has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1995.205
- Credit
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Type
- Painting
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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